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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6485 
To create a point of order against spending that will increase inflation 
unless inflation is not greater than 4.5 percent, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2022 
Mr. GARCIA of California (for himself, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
PALAZZO, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. LATURNER, Mrs. STEEL, Ms. MACE, 
Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. 
TIMMONS, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. WALBERG, 
Mrs. HARSHBARGER, and Mr. NEWHOUSE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To create a point of order against spending that will increase 
inflation unless inflation is not greater than 4.5 percent, 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inflation Prevention 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST SPENDING THAT WILL 
INCREASE INFLATION UNTIL INFLATION IS 
NOT GREATER THAN 4.5 PERCENT. 
(a) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, it shall not be 
in order to consider a provision in a bill, joint resolu-
tion, motion, amendment, amendment between the 
Houses, or conference report that provides new 
budget authority and that is estimated to result in 
an increase in the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers, as published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics, unless the annualized rate of in-
crease in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers most recently published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics is not more than 4.5 percent. 
(2) POINT OF ORDER SUSTAINED.—If a point 
of order is made by a Senator against a provision 
described in paragraph (1), and the point of order 
is sustained by the Chair, that provision shall be 
stricken from the measure and may not be offered 
as an amendment from the floor. 
(3) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point 
of order under subsection (a)(1) may be raised by a 
Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 
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(4) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate 
is considering a conference report on, or an amend-
ment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or 
joint resolution, upon a point of order being made 
by any Senator pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and 
such point of order being sustained, such material 
contained in such conference report or House 
amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall 
proceed to consider the question of whether the Sen-
ate shall recede from its amendment and concur 
with a further amendment, or concur in the House 
amendment with a further amendment, as the case 
may be, which further amendment shall consist of 
only that portion of the conference report or House 
amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. 
Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. 
In any case in which such point of order is sustained 
against a conference report (or Senate amendment 
derived from such conference report by operation of 
this paragraph), no further amendment shall be in 
order. 
(5) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—In 
the Senate, this subsection may be waived or sus-
pended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of 
the Members, duly chose and sworn. An affirmative 
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vote of three-fifths of Members of the Senate, duly 
chosen and sworn shall be required to sustain an ap-
peal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order 
raised under this subsection. 
(b) POINT
OF ORDER
IN
THE HOUSE
OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—In the House of Representatives, it shall 
not be in order to consider a bill, joint resolution, motion, 
amendment, amendment between the Houses, or con-
ference report that provides new budget authority and 
that is estimated to result in an increase in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, as published by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, unless the annualized rate of 
increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers most recently published by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics is not more than 4.5 percent. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF EFFECT ON INFLATION.— 
(1) PROVISION OF ESTIMATES.—Upon request 
by a Member of Congress, the Congressional Budget 
Office shall prepare an estimate of the effect on the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers of 
the provisions in a bill, joint resolution, motion, 
amendment, amendment between the Houses, or 
conference report that provide new budget authority. 
(2) IN
GENERAL.—The estimated amount of 
the increase in the Consumer Price Index for All 
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Urban Consumers, if any, for purposes of this sec-
tion shall be determined based on estimates pre-
pared by the Congressional Budget Office. 
SEC. 3. CBO NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Congressional Budget Office 
shall notify Congress if the annualized rate of increase in 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is 
greater than 4.5 percent. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—The Congressional Budget Office 
may submit the certification required under subsection (a) 
as part of another report required to be submitted to Con-
gress. 
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