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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3253 
To establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of the 
recommendations set forth in the Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings 
report prepared by the Office of Management and Budget. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish procedures for the expedited consideration by 
Congress of the recommendations set forth in the Cuts, 
Consolidations, and Savings report prepared by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expedited Consider-
ation of Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CUTS, CONSOLIDA-
TIONS, AND SAVINGS PREPARED BY THE OF-
FICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title X of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 1013 through 
1017 as sections 1014 through 1018, respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 1012 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 1013. CUTS, CONSOLIDATIONS, AND SAVINGS REPORT 
PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT 
AND BUDGET. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘continuous session’ relating to a 
House does not include a period during which that 
House has adjourned sine die or during which that 
House is not in session because of an adjournment 
of more than 3 days to a date certain; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered bill’ means a bill or joint 
resolution— 
‘‘(A) transmitted under subsection (b)(2); 
and 
‘‘(B) introduced under subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL MESSAGE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the publication of any Cuts, Consolidations, 
and Savings report prepared by the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, or any successor thereto, the 
President may transmit to Congress a special mes-
sage to carry out all or part of the recommendations 
contained in the report. 
‘‘(2) PROPOSED LEGISLATION.—With a special 
message transmitted under paragraph (1), the Presi-
dent shall include a draft bill or joint resolution that 
would carry out the recommendations of the Presi-
dent. 
‘‘(c) INTRODUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The majority leader or the 
minority leader of the Senate and the majority lead-
er or the minority leader of the House of Represent-
atives shall introduce (by request) a bill or joint res-
olution transmitted to Congress under subsection 
(b)(2) not later than the end of the second day of 
continuous session of the Senate or the House of 
Representatives, respectively, after the date on which 
the President transmits the bill or joint resolution. 
‘‘(2) BY OTHER MEMBERS.—On and after the 
third day of continuous session of the Senate or the 
House of Representatives after the date on which a 
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bill or joint resolution is transmitted to Congress 
under subsection (b)(2), and if the bill or joint reso-
lution has not been introduced under paragraph (1) 
in that House, it shall be in order for a Member of 
the Senate or the House of Representatives to intro-
duce the bill or joint resolution. 
‘‘(d) REFERRAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, a covered bill shall be re-
ferred to the committee or committees of the House 
with subject matter jurisdiction over that measure. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING.—A committee to which a cov-
ered bill is referred— 
‘‘(A) shall report the covered bill without 
substantive revision; 
‘‘(B) may report the covered bill with or 
without recommendation; and 
‘‘(C) shall report the covered bill not later 
than the seventh day of continuous session of 
that House after the date of receipt of the spe-
cial message that the covered bill accompanied. 
‘‘(3) DISCHARGE.—If a committee fails to re-
port a covered bill within the period specified in 
paragraph (2)(C), the committee shall be discharged 
from further consideration of the covered bill and 
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the covered bill shall be referred to the appropriate 
calendar of the House. 
‘‘(e) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.— 
‘‘(1) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After each committee 
authorized to consider a covered bill reports it 
to the House of Representatives or has been 
discharged from its consideration, it shall be in 
order to move to proceed to consider the cov-
ered bill in the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) MOTION.—For a motion to proceed 
to a covered bill— 
‘‘(i) the motion shall be highly privi-
leged and shall not be debatable; 
‘‘(ii) all points of order against the 
motion are waived; 
‘‘(iii) the previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the motion to its 
adoption without intervening motion; 
‘‘(iv) an amendment to the motion 
shall not be in order; and 
‘‘(v) it shall not be in order to move 
to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is agreed to or disagreed to. 
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‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—If the House of Rep-
resentatives proceeds to consideration of a covered 
bill— 
‘‘(A) the covered bill shall be considered as 
read; 
‘‘(B) all points of order against the covered 
bill and against its consideration are waived; 
‘‘(C) the previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the covered bill to its pas-
sage without intervening motion except 4 hours 
of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent; 
‘‘(D) a motion further to limit debate is in 
order and shall not be debatable; 
‘‘(E) no amendment to the covered bill 
shall be in order; and 
‘‘(F) it shall not be in order to move to re-
commit the covered bill or to move to reconsider 
the vote by which the covered bill is agreed to 
or disagreed to. 
‘‘(3) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage 
of a covered bill shall occur— 
‘‘(A) immediately following the conclusion 
of the debate on the covered bill; and 
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‘‘(B) not later than the tenth day of con-
tinuous session of the House of Representatives 
after the date on which the covered bill is intro-
duced. 
‘‘(4) RULES.— 
‘‘(A) APPEALS.—Appeals from decisions of 
the Chair relating to the application of the rules 
of the House of Representatives to the proce-
dure relating to a covered bill shall be decided 
without debate. 
‘‘(B) OTHER RULES RELATING TO CONSID-
ERATION.—Except to the extent specifically 
provided in this subsection, consideration of a 
covered bill shall be governed by the Rules of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(f) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
‘‘(1) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is 
in order at any time after each committee au-
thorized to consider a covered bill reports it to 
the Senate or has been discharged from its con-
sideration to move to proceed to the consider-
ation of the covered bill. 
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‘‘(B) MOTION.—For a motion to proceed 
to a covered bill— 
‘‘(i) all points of order against the 
covered bill (and against consideration of 
the covered bill) are waived; 
‘‘(ii) the motion is not debatable; 
‘‘(iii) the motion is not subject to a 
motion to postpone; 
‘‘(iv) a motion to reconsider the vote 
by which the motion is agreed to or dis-
agreed to shall not be in order; 
‘‘(v) an amendment to the motion 
shall not be in order; and 
‘‘(vi) if the motion is agreed to, the 
covered bill shall remain the unfinished 
business until disposed of. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—If the Senate proceeds 
to consideration of a covered bill— 
‘‘(A) consideration of the covered bill, and 
on all debatable motions and appeals in connec-
tion therewith, shall be limited to not more than 
10 hours, which shall be divided equally be-
tween the majority and minority leaders or 
their designees; 
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‘‘(B) a motion further to limit debate is in 
order and not debatable; 
‘‘(C) an amendment to, a motion to post-
pone, or a motion to recommit the covered bill 
is not in order; 
‘‘(D) a motion to proceed to the consider-
ation of other business is not in order; 
‘‘(E) debate on any debatable motion or 
appeal in connection with a covered bill shall be 
limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally 
divided between, and controlled by, the mover 
and the manager of the covered bill, except that 
in the event the manager of the covered bill is 
in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time 
in opposition thereto, shall be controlled by the 
minority leader or a designee; and 
‘‘(F) it shall not be in order to move to re-
consider the vote by which the covered bill is 
agreed to or disagreed to. 
‘‘(3) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage 
of a covered bill shall occur— 
‘‘(A) immediately following the conclusion 
of the debate on the covered bill, and a single 
quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if 
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requested in accordance with the rules of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(B) not later than the tenth day of con-
tinuous session of the Senate after the date on 
which the covered bill is introduced. 
‘‘(4) RULINGS
OF
THE
CHAIR
ON
PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair re-
lating to the application of the rules of the Senate 
to the procedure relating to a covered bill shall be 
decided without debate. 
‘‘(g) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.— 
‘‘(1) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY OTHER 
HOUSE.—If, before the passage by one House of a 
covered bill of that House, that House receives from 
the other House a covered bill— 
‘‘(A) the covered bill of the other House 
shall not be referred to a committee; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to the covered bill of the 
House receiving the resolution— 
‘‘(i) the procedure in that House shall 
be the same as if no covered bill had been 
received from the other House; and 
‘‘(ii) the vote on passage shall be on 
the covered bill of the other House. 
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‘‘(2) ENGROSSING.—If a covered bill is agreed 
to by the Senate or the House of Representatives, 
the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives, respectively, shall cause 
the covered bill to be engrossed, certified, and trans-
mitted to the other House of Congress on the same 
calendar day on which the covered bill is agreed to. 
‘‘(h) SUSPENSION OF PROCEDURES.—In the Senate 
and the House of Representatives— 
‘‘(1) a motion to suspend the application of this 
section shall not be in order; and 
‘‘(2) it shall not be in order to suspend the ap-
plication of this section by unanimous consent.’’. 
(b) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.—Section 
904 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and 1017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1013, and 1018’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 101’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 1013 and 1018’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1011 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 682) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘1013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1014’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘1016’’ and inserting 
‘‘1017’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘1017(b)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1018(b)(1)’’. 
(2) Section 1015 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 685) 
(as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘1012 or 1013’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘1012, 1013, or 
1014’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘1012 and 1013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1012, 1013, and 1014’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘1012’’ and inserting ‘‘1012 or 1013’’; 
and 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘1013’’ and inserting ‘‘1014’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (C); 
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(iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘1013’’ and inserting 
‘‘1014’’; and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) he has transmitted a special message 
under section 1013 with respect to a Cuts, Con-
solidations, and Savings report; and’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
for subpart B of title X of such Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 1013 through 1017 as items relating to sec-
tions 1014 through 1018; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 1012 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1013. Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions.’’. 
SEC. 3. TERMINATION. 
The authority provided by section 1013 of the Con-
gressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
(as added by section 2) shall terminate effective on the 
date of the sine die adjournment of Congress during 2018. 
Æ 
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