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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2622
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that budget
resolutions be joint resolutions and that those resolutions contain exten-
sions of the statutory limit on the public debt, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1995
Mr. CARDIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commit-
tee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require
that budget resolutions be joint resolutions and that
those resolutions contain extensions of the statutory limit
on the public debt, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JOINT BUDGET RESOLUTIONS.
(a) Sections 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 308, 310,
and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) are amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’
each place it appears and by inserting ‘‘joint’’.
(b) Sections 401 and 406 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974 are amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’ each
place it appears and by inserting ‘‘joint’’.
(c)(1) Sections 601(b)(1) of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974 are amended by striking ‘‘concurrent reso-
lution on the budget for fiscal year 1995, 1996, 1997, or
1998’’ and inserting ‘‘concurrent resolution on the budget
for fiscal year 1995 or 1996 or joint resolution on the
budget for fiscal year 1997 or 1998’’.
(2) Sections 602 (except subsection (d)), 603, 604,
605, and 606(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
are amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’ each place it ap-
pears and by inserting ‘‘joint’’.
(d)(1) Paragraph (4) of sections 3 of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is
amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’ each place it appears
and by inserting ‘‘joint’’.
(2) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of
such Act is amended by striking ‘‘Concurrent’’ in the item
relating to section 303 and inserting ‘‘Joint’’ and by strik-
ing ‘‘concurrent’’ in the items relating to sections 301 and
304 and inserting ‘‘joint’’.
SEC. 2. CHANGES IN STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC
DEBT.
(a) CONTENTS OF BUDGET RESOLUTIONS.—Section
301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(j) CHANGES IN THE STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE
PUBLIC DEBT.—The joint resolution on the budget shall
contain a provision that amends section 3101(b) of title
31, United States Code, to provide for an up-to-date tem-
porary statutory limit on the public debt.’’.
(b) CONFORMING CHANGE.—Rule XLIX of the Rules
of the House of Representatives (relating to the establish-
ment of statutory limit on the public debt) is repealed.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Clauses 1(d)(2), 4(a)(2), 4(b)(2), 4(g), 4(h), and 4(i)
of rule X, clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, clause 7 of rule XV,
and clause 8 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives are amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’
and by inserting in its place ‘‘joint’’.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE BALANCED
BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL
ACT OF 1985.
Section 258C(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by
striking ‘‘concurrent’’ and by inserting ‘‘joint’’.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to fis-
cal year 1997 and subsequent fiscal years.
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