Title: Fix Funding First Act
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
Fix Funding First Act
This bill makes several modifications to the federal budget process. Among other modifications, the bill changes the dates of the fiscal year to match the calendar year; requires a biennial budget resolution that is signed into law by the President; and limits congressional pay, recesses, and travel if the budget resolution and the appropriations bills have not been enacted within specified time frames.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 1807 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1807

                    To improve the funding process.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 12, 2019

  Mr. Perdue introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                referred to the Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
                    To improve the funding process.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fix Funding First Act''.

SEC. 2. CHANGE OF FISCAL YEAR.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Change of calendar period.--Section 1102 of title 31, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``October 1'' and inserting 
                ``January 1''; and
                    (B) by striking ``September 30 of the following 
                year'' and inserting ``December 31 of that year''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2021.
    (b) Transition to New Fiscal Year.--
            (1) Transition period budget.--As soon as practicable, the 
        President shall prepare and submit to Congress--
                    (A) after consultation with the Committee on the 
                Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
                of Representatives and the Committee on the Budget and 
                the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, budget 
                estimates for the Federal Government for the period 
                commencing October 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 
                2020, in such form and detail as the President may 
                determine; and
                    (B) proposed legislation the President considers 
                appropriate with respect to changes in law necessary to 
                provide authorizations of appropriations for that 
                period.
            (2) Agency transition.--The Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget shall--
                    (A) provide by regulation, order, or otherwise for 
                the orderly transition by all departments, agencies, 
                and instrumentalities of the Federal Government and the 
                government of the District of Columbia from the use of 
                the fiscal year in effect on the date of the enactment 
                of this Act to the use of the new fiscal year 
                prescribed under the amendments made by subsection (a); 
                and
                    (B) prepare and submit to Congress such additional 
                proposed legislation as the Director considers 
                necessary to accomplish the orderly transition to such 
                new fiscal year.
    (c) Conversion of Authorizations of Appropriations.--Any law 
providing for an authorization of appropriations commencing on October 
1 of a year shall, if that year is any year after 2019, be considered 
as meaning January 1 of the following year. Any law providing for an 
authorization of appropriations ending on September 30 of a year shall, 
if that year is any year after 2019, be considered as meaning December 
31 of that year. Any law providing for an authorization of 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2021 or any fiscal year thereafter 
shall be construed as referring to that fiscal year ending on December 
31 of the calendar year having the same calendar year number as the 
fiscal year number.
    (d) Title of Appropriation Acts.--
            (1) In general.--Section 105 of title 1, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking ``September 30'' and inserting 
        ``December 31''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply with respect to any fiscal year commencing on or 
        after January 1, 2021.
    (e) Conforming Amendments.--Section 202(e) of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 602(e)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``On or before February 15 
                        of each year, the Director shall'' and 
                        inserting ``During an even-numbered year, the 
                        Director may''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``October 1 of that year'' 
                        and inserting ``January 1 of the next calendar 
                        year''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``shall 
                also include'' and inserting ``may include''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``On or before January 15 of each 
                year, the Director'' and inserting ``The Director'';
                    (B) by striking ``September 30'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``December 31''; and
                    (C) by striking ``October 1 of that calendar year'' 
                and inserting ``January 1 of the next calendar year''.

SEC. 3. LEGALLY BINDING BIENNIAL BUDGET.

    (a) Purposes.--Section 2(2) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621(2)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(2) to facilitate the determination biennially of the 
        appropriate level of Federal revenues and expenditures by the 
        Congress;''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) The term `joint resolution on the budget' means--
                    ``(A) a joint resolution setting forth the budget 
                for the United States Government for a biennium as 
                provided in section 301; and
                    ``(B) any other joint resolution revising the 
                budget for the United States Government for a biennium 
                as described in section 304.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) The term `biennium' means any period of 2 
        consecutive fiscal years beginning with an even-numbered fiscal 
        year.
            ``(13) The term `budget year' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 250(c)(12) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
        Control Act of 1985.''.
    (c) Revision of Timetable.--Section 300 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 300. TIMETABLE.

    ``The timetable with respect to the congressional budget process is 
as follows:


``On or before:                           Action to be completed:
November 15 of each year (excluding a     President submits to Congress the budget of the President.
 year during which a Presidential
 election is held, unless the individual
 serving as President is elected to
 succeed himself or herself as
 President).
Friday before the third Monday in         Joint resolution on the budget for the next biennium enacted.
 February of each odd-numbered year.
Friday before the first Saturday after    Senate and the House of Representatives have passed regular
 the first full moon occurring on or       appropriations bills that appropriate not less than 25 percent of the
 after the vernal equinox of each year.    total level of discretionary spending for the next fiscal year.
Friday before the last Monday in May of   Senate and the House of Representatives have passed regular
 each year.                                appropriations bills that appropriate not less than 50 percent of the
                                           total level of discretionary spending for the next fiscal year.
Friday before July 4 of each year.......  Senate and the House of Representatives have passed regular
                                           appropriations bills that appropriate not less than 75 percent of the
                                           total level of discretionary spending for the next fiscal year.
July 31 of each year....................  Senate and the House of Representatives have passed all the regular
                                           appropriations bills for the next fiscal year.
September 30 of each year...............  All regular appropriation bills for the next fiscal year have been
                                           enacted.
September 30 of each even-numbered year.  The Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the Committee on the
                                           Budget of the House of Representatives have reported the concurrent
                                           resolution setting forth a long-term budget projection required under
                                           section 308(e).''.
 

    (d) Biennial Joint Resolutions on the Budget.--
            (1) Contents of resolution.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 301(a) of the 
                Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)) is 
                amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading by striking 
                        ``Concurrent'' and inserting ``Joint''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``On or before April 15'' 
                        and all that follows through the end of the 
                        matter following paragraph (7) and inserting 
                        ``On or before the Friday before the third 
                        Monday in February of each odd-numbered 
                        calendar year, a joint resolution on the budget 
                        for the biennium beginning on January 1 of the 
                        next calendar year shall be enacted. The joint 
                        resolution shall include an allocation of the 
                        levels for each fiscal year in the biennium of 
                        total new budget authority and total outlays 
                        for each committee of the House of 
                        Representatives or the Senate that has 
                        jurisdiction over legislation providing or 
                        creating such amounts.''.
                    (B) Additional matters in resolution.--Section 
                301(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
                U.S.C. 632(b)) is amended--
                            (i) in the subsection heading by striking 
                        ``Concurrent'' and inserting ``Joint'';
                            (ii) by striking ``concurrent'' each place 
                        it appears and inserting ``joint'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``for 
                        such fiscal year'' and inserting ``for either 
                        fiscal year in such biennium'';
                            (iv) in paragraph (7), by striking ``the 
                        adoption of the resolution'' and inserting 
                        ``the date of enactment of the resolution'';
                            (v) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (vi) in paragraph (9), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (vii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) set forth appropriate levels for the biennium 
        beginning on January 1 of the next calendar year and the 
        ensuing fiscal years for--
                    ``(A) totals of new budget authority and outlays;
                    ``(B) total Federal revenues and the amount, if 
                any, by which the aggregate level of Federal revenues 
                should be increased or decreased by bills and 
                resolutions to be reported by the appropriate 
                committees;
                    ``(C) the surplus or deficit in the budget;
                    ``(D) new budget authority and outlays for each 
                major functional category, based on allocations of the 
                total levels set forth pursuant to subparagraph (A);
                    ``(E) the public debt;
                    ``(F) for purposes of Senate enforcement under this 
                title, outlays of the old-age, survivors, and 
                disability insurance program established under title II 
                of the Social Security Act; and
                    ``(G) for purposes of Senate enforcement under this 
                title, revenues of the old-age, survivors, and 
                disability insurance program established under title II 
                of the Social Security Act (and the related provisions 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).''.
            (2) Consideration of certain matters in the house of 
        representatives.--Section 301(c) of the Congressional Budget 
        Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(c)) is amended by striking 
        ``concurrent'' each place it appears and inserting ``joint''.
            (3) Committee views and estimates.--Section 301 of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) is amended by 
        striking subsection (d).
            (4) Hearings and report.--Section 301(e) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(e)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``concurrent'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``joint'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``referred to in subsection (a) for each fiscal 
                        year'' and inserting ``for each biennium''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``Each of the recommendations'' and all that 
                        follows through ``subsection (d)'' and 
                        inserting ``Any recommendations of the Joint 
                        Economic Committee''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``Required contents of report'' and inserting 
                        ``Information regarding levels'';
                            (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
                        ``may'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D), by adding 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a period; and
                            (v) by striking subparagraph (F).
            (5) Goals for reducing unemployment.--Section 301(f) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(f)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``concurrent'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``joint'';
                    (B) by striking ``fiscal year'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``biennium''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``It shall'' and 
                all that follows through ``subsection (a)) set forth in 
                such resolution'' and inserting ``If such resolution 
                sets forth estimates, amounts, and levels described in 
                subsection (b)(10), it shall be in order to amend the 
                provisions of such resolution setting forth such year 
                only if the amendment thereto also proposes to alter 
                such estimates, amounts, and levels in such 
                resolution''.
            (6) Economic assumptions.--Section 301(g) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(g)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``concurrent'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``joint''; and
                    (B) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting 
                ``for a biennium''.
            (7) Consultation with committees.--Section 301(h) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(h)) is amended 
        by striking ``concurrent'' and inserting ``joint''.
            (8) Social security.--Section 301(i) of the Congressional 
        Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(i)) is amended by striking 
        ``concurrent'' each place it appears and inserting ``joint''.
            (9) Conforming amendment.--Section 301 of the Congressional 
        Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) is amended in the section 
        heading, by striking ``annual adoption of concurrent'' and 
        inserting ``adoption of biennial joint'';
    (e) Committee Allocations.--Section 302 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``concurrent'' each place it 
                appears, except the second place it appears in 
                paragraph (5)(A), and inserting ``joint'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Allocation for biennium.--As specified in section 
        301(a), the joint resolution on the budget shall include an 
        allocation of the levels for each fiscal year in the biennium 
        of total new budget authority and total outlays for each 
        committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate that 
        has jurisdiction over legislation providing or creating such 
        amounts.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``adopted by April 
                                15'' and inserting ``enacted on or 
                                before the Friday before the third 
                                Monday in February of the applicable 
                                odd-numbered year'';
                                    (II) by striking ``an allocation 
                                under'' and inserting ``an allocation 
                                described in''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``the most 
                                recently agreed to concurrent 
                                resolution on the budget'' and 
                                inserting ``the most recently enacted 
                                joint resolution on the budget (or, 
                                until the first joint resolution on the 
                                budget is enacted, the most recently 
                                agreed to concurrent resolution on the 
                                budget)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``under paragraph (1) is submitted under this 
                        section'' and inserting ``described in 
                        paragraph (1) is enacted as part of a joint 
                        resolution on the budget''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Default allocations if joint resolution not 
        enacted.--After the Friday before the third Monday in February 
        of each odd-numbered year, if a joint resolution on the budget 
        for the next biennium has not been enacted, the allocations 
        described in paragraph (1) for each year in the next biennium 
        shall be deemed to be the allocations in effect for such odd-
        numbered year.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``concurrent resolution on the 
                budget is agreed to'' and inserting ``joint resolution 
                on the budget is enacted''; and
                    (B) by striking ``budget year under subsection 
                (a)'' and inserting ``biennium'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``pursuant to'' and inserting 
                ``described in'';
                    (B) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting 
                ``for a biennium''; and
                    (C) by striking ``for that fiscal year'' and 
                inserting ``any fiscal year during that biennium'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Concurrent'' and inserting ``Joint'';
                    (B) by striking ``concurrent'' the first place it 
                appears and inserting ``joint'';
                    (C) by striking ``under subsection (a)'' and 
                inserting ``described in subsection (a)''; and
                    (D) by striking ``most recently agreed to 
                concurrent resolution on the budget'' and inserting 
                ``most recently enacted joint resolution on the budget 
                (or, until the first joint resolution on the budget is 
                enacted, the most recently agreed to concurrent 
                resolution on the budget)'';
            (5) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``the Congress has completed 
                        action on a concurrent resolution on the budget 
                        for a fiscal year'' and inserting ``a joint 
                        resolution on the budget for a biennium is 
                        enacted''; and
                            (ii) in the matter following subparagraph 
                        (C)--
                                    (I) by striking ``made under 
                                subsection (a) or (b)'' and inserting 
                                ``described in subsection (a) or made 
                                under subsection (b)''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``the first fiscal 
                                year'' and inserting ``either of the 
                                first two fiscal years covered by that 
                                joint resolution''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``After a concurrent 
                        resolution on the budget is agreed to'' and 
                        inserting ``After a joint resolution on the 
                        budget is enacted''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``under subsection 
                                (a)'' and inserting ``described in 
                                subsection (a)'';
                                    (II) by striking ``first fiscal 
                                year'' and inserting ``either of the 
                                first two fiscal years covered by that 
                                joint resolution''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``the total of 
                                fiscal years'' and inserting ``the 
                                total of all fiscal years covered by 
                                the resolution''; and
            (6) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``April 
                                        15'' and inserting ``the Friday 
                                        before the third Monday in 
                                        February of the applicable odd-
                                        numbered year''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``most 
                                        recently agreed to concurrent 
                                        resolution on the budget'' and 
                                        inserting ``most recently 
                                        enacted joint resolution on the 
                                        budget (or, until the first 
                                        joint resolution on the budget 
                                        is enacted, the most recently 
                                        agreed to concurrent resolution 
                                        on the budget)''; and
                                    (II) in the matter following clause 
                                (iii)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``concurrent resolution'' each 
                                        place it appears and inserting 
                                        ``joint resolution (or 
                                        concurrent resolution, if 
                                        applicable)''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``as set 
                                        forth'' and inserting ``if set 
                                        forth''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``most recently agreed 
                                to concurrent resolution on the 
                                budget'' and inserting ``most recently 
                                enacted joint resolution on the budget 
                                (or, until the first joint resolution 
                                on the budget is enacted, the most 
                                recently agreed to concurrent 
                                resolution on the budget)''; and
                                    (II) in the matter following clause 
                                (iii)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``concurrent resolution'' each 
                                        place it appears and inserting 
                                        ``joint resolution (or 
                                        concurrent resolution, if 
                                        applicable)''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``reduced 
                                        as required'' and inserting 
                                        ``reduced, if required,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``shall file with the House'' and all that 
                        follows and inserting ``shall file with the 
                        House a statement revising the allocation 
                        described in subsection (a) of this section and 
                        revised functional levels and budget 
                        aggregates, if the joint resolution on the 
                        budget in effect establishes such levels and 
                        aggregates, to reflect that bill.''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``most recently agreed to concurrent resolution 
                        on the budget'' and inserting ``most recently 
                        enacted joint resolution on the budget (or, 
                        until the first joint resolution on the budget 
                        is enacted, the most recently agreed to 
                        concurrent resolution on the budget)''.
    (f) Budget Resolution Before Budget-Related Legislation Is 
Considered.--Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 634) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``concurrent'' and 
        inserting ``joint'';
            (2) by striking ``concurrent'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``joint'';
            (3) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``for a fiscal year has been agreed 
                to'' and inserting ``for a biennium has been enacted''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``the first fiscal year covered by 
                that resolution'' and inserting ``either fiscal year of 
                that biennium'';
            (4) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``the fiscal 
        year'' and inserting ``the biennium''; and
            (5) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``for a fiscal year has 
                        been agreed to and an allocation has been made 
                        to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                        Senate under section 302(a) for that year'' and 
                        inserting ``for a biennium has been enacted 
                        that includes the allocation described in 
                        section 302(a) for each year of that 
                        biennium''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``thereon for that year'' 
                        and inserting ``for any year of that 
                        biennium''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``after the year 
                the allocation referred to in that paragraph is made'' 
                and inserting ``after the year to which the allocation 
                referred to in that paragraph applies''.
    (g) Revision of Biennial Budget.--Section 304 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 635) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 304. PERMISSIBLE REVISIONS OF JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THE BUDGET.

    ``At any time after the joint resolution on the budget has been 
enacted to pursuant to section 301, and before the end of the biennium, 
Congress may enact a joint resolution that revises or reaffirms the 
most recently enacted joint resolution on the budget.''.
    (h) Repeal of Reconciliation.--
            (1) In general.--Title III of the Congressional Budget Act 
        of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 
        310 and 313 (2 U.S.C. 641, 644).
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 301(b) of the Congressional Budget Act 
                of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(b)), as amended by subsection 
                (d)(1)(B) of this section, is amended--
                            (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
                        through (10) as paragraphs (2) through (8), 
                        respectively.
                    (B) Section 305(c)(1) of the Congressional Budget 
                Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 636(c)(1)) is amended by striking 
                ``(or a reconciliation bill or resolution)''.
                    (C) Section 314(e)(4) of the Congressional Budget 
                Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 645(e)(4)) is amended by 
                inserting ``, as in effect on the day before the 
                effective date of the amendments made by section 8 of 
                the Fix Funding First Act'' before the period.
                    (D) Section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
                1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (c)--
                                    (I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                                ``310(d)(2), 313,''; and
                                    (II) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                                ``310(g)''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (d)--
                                    (I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                                ``reconciliation bill,'';
                                    (II) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                                ``310(d)(2), 313,''; and
                                    (III) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                                ``310(g)''.
                    (E) The table of contents in section 1(b) of the 
                Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
                1974 is amended by striking the items relating to 
                sections 310 and 313.
                    (F) Section 258C(a)(2) of the Balanced Budget and 
                Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
                907d(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ``as in effect on 
                the day before the effective date of the amendments 
                made by section 8 of the Fix Funding First Act,'' after 
                ``Act of 1974,''.
                    (G) Section 4(g)(3)(D) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-
                Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)(3)(D)) is amended by 
                inserting ``, as in effect on the day before the 
                effective date of the amendments made by section 8 of 
                the Fix Funding First Act'' before the period.
    (i) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
        U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 305 (2 U.S.C. 636)--
                            (i) in the section heading, by striking 
                        ``concurrent'' and inserting ``joint'';
                            (ii) in subsection (a)--
                                    (I) by striking ``concurrent'' each 
                                place it appears and inserting 
                                ``joint'';
                                    (II) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                                ``for a fiscal year''; and
                                    (III) in paragraph (4)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``which 
                                        the estimates, amounts, and 
                                        levels (as described in section 
                                        301(a)) set forth in such 
                                        resolution are designed to 
                                        achieve,''; and
                                            (bb) by inserting ``if 
                                        estimates, amounts, and levels 
                                        (as described in section 
                                        301(b)(10)) are set forth in 
                                        such resolution that are 
                                        designed to achieve such 
                                        goals'' before ``such 
                                        amendment'';
                            (iii) in subsection (b)--
                                    (I) by striking ``concurrent'' each 
                                place it appears and inserting 
                                ``joint'';
                                    (II) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                                ``for a fiscal year''; and
                                    (III) in paragraph (4)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``which 
                                        the estimates, amounts, and 
                                        levels (as described in section 
                                        301(a)) set forth in such 
                                        resolution are designed to 
                                        achieve,''; and
                                            (bb) by inserting ``if 
                                        estimates, amounts, and levels 
                                        (as described in section 
                                        301(b)(10)) are set forth in 
                                        such resolution that are 
                                        designed to achieve such 
                                        goals'' before ``such 
                                        amendment'';
                            (iv) in subsection (c), by striking 
                        ``concurrent'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``joint''; and
                            (v) in subsection (d)--
                                    (I) in the subsection heading, by 
                                striking ``Concurrent'' and inserting 
                                ``Joint''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``concurrent'' 
                                each place it appears and inserting 
                                ``joint'';
                    (B) in section 307--
                            (i) in the section heading, by striking 
                        ``june 10'' and inserting ``july 31'';
                            (ii) by striking ``June 10'' and inserting 
                        ``July 31''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``October 1 of that 
                        year'' and inserting ``January 1 of the next 
                        year'';
                    (C) in section 308 (2 U.S.C. 639)--
                            (i) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking 
                        ``agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget 
                        for such fiscal year (or fiscal years)'' and 
                        inserting ``enacted joint resolution on the 
                        budget (or, until the first joint resolution on 
                        the budget is enacted, the most recently agreed 
                        to concurrent resolution on the budget)''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (b)(1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``covered by a 
                                concurrent on the budget'' and 
                                inserting ``for which a joint 
                                resolution in effect establishes 
                                applicable allocations, aggregates, and 
                                levels'';
                                    (II) by striking ``adopted 
                                concurrent resolution on the budget'' 
                                and inserting ``enacted joint 
                                resolution on the budget (or, until the 
                                first joint resolution on the budget is 
                                enacted, the most recently agreed to 
                                concurrent resolution on the budget), 
                                if any,''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``appropriate 
                                concurrent resolution'' and inserting 
                                ``appropriate joint resolution on the 
                                budget (or, until the first joint 
                                resolution on the budget is enacted, 
                                the appropriate concurrent resolution 
                                on the budget)'';
                    (D) by striking section 309 (2 U.S.C. 640);
                    (E) in section 311 (2 U.S.C. 642)--
                            (i) in subsection (a)--
                                    (I) in paragraph (1)--
                                            (aa) in the matter 
                                        preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                                        striking ``the Congress has 
                                        completed action on a 
                                        concurrent resolution on the 
                                        budget for a fiscal year'' and 
                                        inserting ``a joint resolution 
                                        on the budget for a biennium 
                                        has been enacted''; and
                                            (bb) in the matter 
                                        following subparagraph (C)--

                                                    (AA) by inserting 
                                                ``, if any,'' after 
                                                ``set forth'' each 
                                                place it appears;

                                                    (BB) by striking 
                                                ``concurrent'' each 
                                                place it appears and 
                                                inserting ``joint'';

                                                    (CC) by striking 
                                                ``the first fiscal 
                                                year'' each place it 
                                                appears and inserting 
                                                ``either of the first 
                                                two fiscal years 
                                                covered by such 
                                                resolution'';

                                                    (DD) by striking 
                                                ``that first fiscal 
                                                year and the ensuing 
                                                fiscal years'' and 
                                                inserting ``all fiscal 
                                                years''; and

                                                    (EE) by striking 
                                                ``under section 
                                                302(a)'' and inserting 
                                                ``as described in 
                                                section 302(a)'';

                                    (II) in paragraph (2)--
                                            (aa) in the matter 
                                        preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                                        striking ``a concurrent 
                                        resolution on the budget is 
                                        agreed to'' and inserting ``a 
                                        joint resolution on the budget 
                                        for a biennium has been 
                                        enacted'';
                                            (bb) in subparagraph (A), 
                                        by striking ``for the first 
                                        fiscal year'' and inserting ``, 
                                        if any, for either of the first 
                                        two fiscal years''; and
                                            (cc) in subparagraph (B)--

                                                    (AA) by striking 
                                                ``for that first fiscal 
                                                year'' the first place 
                                                it appears and 
                                                inserting ``, if any, 
                                                for each of such fiscal 
                                                years'';

                                                    (BB) by striking 
                                                ``that first fiscal 
                                                year and the ensuing 
                                                fiscal years'' and 
                                                inserting ``all fiscal 
                                                years''; and

                                                    (CC) by striking 
                                                ``under section 
                                                302(a)'' and inserting 
                                                ``as described in 
                                                section 302(a)'';

                                    (III) in paragraph (3)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``a 
                                        concurrent resolution on the 
                                        budget is agreed to'' and 
                                        inserting ``a joint resolution 
                                        on the budget for a biennium 
                                        has been enacted'';
                                            (bb) by inserting ``, if 
                                        any,'' after ``set forth'';
                                            (cc) striking ``for the 
                                        first fiscal year'' and 
                                        inserting ``either of the first 
                                        2 years''; and
                                            (dd) striking ``that fiscal 
                                        year and the ensuing fiscal 
                                        years'' and inserting ``all 
                                        fiscal years''; and
                                    (IV) in subsection (c), in the 
                                matter following paragraph (3), by 
                                striking ``pursuant to section 302(a)'' 
                                and inserting ``as described in section 
                                302(a)'';
                    (F) in section 312(c) (2 U.S.C. 643(c))by striking 
                ``concurrent'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``joint'';
                    (G) in section 314(g)(1)(B) (2 U.S.C. 
                645(g)(1)(B))--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``as set 
                        forth in the most recently adopted concurrent 
                        resolution on the budget'' and inserting ``, if 
                        any, as set forth in the most recently enacted 
                        joint resolution on the budget (or, until the 
                        first joint resolution on the budget is 
                        enacted, the most recently agreed to concurrent 
                        resolution on the budget)'';
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``under 
                        section 302(a)'' and inserting ``as described 
                        in section 302(a)''; and
                            (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ``in the 
                        most recently adopted concurrent resolution on 
                        the budget'' and inserting ``, if any, as set 
                        forth in the most recently enacted joint 
                        resolution on the budget (or, until the first 
                        joint resolution on the budget is enacted, the 
                        most recently agreed to concurrent resolution 
                        on the budget)'';
                    (H) in section 401(b)(2) (2 U.S.C. 651(b)(2)), by 
                striking ``agreed to concurrent resolution on the 
                budget'' and inserting ``enacted joint resolution on 
                the budget (or, until the first joint resolution on the 
                budget is enacted, the most recently agreed to 
                concurrent resolution on the budget)'';
                    (I) in section 405(a) (2 U.S.C. 655(a)), by 
                striking ``concurrent'' and inserting ``joint''; and
                    (J) in section 904(d)(1) (2 U.S.C. 621 note), by 
                inserting ``joint resolution,'' after ``concurrent 
                resolution,''.
            (2) Table of contents amendments.--
                    (A) The table of contents in section 1(b) of the 
                Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
                1974 is amended--
                            (i) by striking the item relating to 
                        section 301 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 301. Adoption of biennial joint resolution on the budget.'';
                            (ii) by striking the items relating to 
                        sections 303, 304, and 305 and inserting the 
                        following:

``Sec. 303. Joint resolution on the budget must be adopted before 
                            budget-related legislation is considered.
``Sec. 304. Permissible revisions of joint resolutions on the budget.
``Sec. 305. Provisions relating to the consideration of joint 
                            resolutions on the budget.'';
                            (iii) by striking the item relating to 
                        section 307 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 307. House committee action on all appropriation bills to be 
                            completed by July 31.'';
                        and
                            (iv) by striking the item relating to 
                        section 309.
                    (B) Section 250(c)(12) of the Balanced Budget and 
                Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
                900(c)(12)) is amended by striking ``October 1 of the 
                calendar year in which that session begins'' and 
                inserting ``January 1 of the calendar year after the 
                year in which that session begins''.
                    (C) Section 258C(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and 
                Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
                907d(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``concurrent'' and 
                inserting ``joint''.
                    (D) Section 310001(c)(2) of the Violent Crime 
                Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
                14211(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``concurrent'' and 
                inserting ``joint''.
            (3) Budget of the president.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1105(a) of title 31, 
                United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
                paragraph (1) by striking ``On or after the first 
                Monday in January but not later than the first Monday 
                in February of each year'' and inserting ``Not later 
                than November 15 of each year (excluding a year during 
                which a Presidential election is held, unless the 
                individual serving as President is elected to succeed 
                himself or herself as President)''.
                    (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
                subparagraph (A) shall take effect on November 15, 
                2020.
    (j) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (i)(3)(B), 
the amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 
2021.

SEC. 4. NO FUNDING, NO RECESS.

    (a) In General.--Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 631), as amended by section 3(c) of this Act, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The timetable'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) In General.--The timetable''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) No Funding, No Recess for Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--The procedures specified in paragraphs 
        (2), (3), and (4) shall apply in the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives--
                    ``(A) after the Friday before the third Monday in 
                February of each odd-numbered year, if a joint 
                resolution on the budget for the next biennium has not 
                been enacted;
                    ``(B) after the Friday before the first Saturday 
                after the first full moon occurring on or after the 
                vernal equinox of each year if the Senate and the House 
                of Representatives have not passed regular 
                appropriations bills that appropriate not less than 25 
                percent of the total level of discretionary spending 
                for the next fiscal year under the joint resolution on 
                the budget in effect;
                    ``(C) after the Friday before the last Monday in 
                May of each year, if the Senate and the House of 
                Representatives have not passed regular appropriations 
                bills that appropriate not less than 50 percent of the 
                total level of discretionary spending for the next 
                fiscal year under the joint resolution on the budget in 
                effect;
                    ``(D) after the Friday before July 4 of each year, 
                if the Senate and the House of Representatives have not 
                passed regular appropriations bills that appropriate 
                not less than 75 percent of the total level of 
                discretionary spending for the next fiscal year under 
                the joint resolution on the budget in effect;
                    ``(E) after July 31 of each year, if the Senate and 
                the House of Representatives have not passed all the 
                regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year;
                    ``(F) after September 30 of each year, if all 
                regular appropriation bills for the next fiscal year 
                have not been enacted; and
                    ``(G) after September 30 of each even-numbered 
                year, if the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and 
                the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
                Representatives have not reported the concurrent 
                resolution setting forth a long-term budget projection 
                required under section 308(e).
            ``(2) No recess or adjournment.--During a period described 
        in paragraph (1), it shall not be in order in the Senate or the 
        House of Representatives to move to recess or to adjourn for 
        more than 8 hours.
            ``(3) No official travel.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), during a period described in 
                paragraph (1), no amounts may be obligated or expended 
                for official travel by a Member of Congress.
                    ``(B) Return to dc.--If a Member of Congress is 
                away from the seat of Government when a period 
                described in paragraph (1) begins, funds may be 
                obligated and expended for official travel by the 
                Member of Congress to return to the seat of Government.
            ``(4) Additional limits in the senate.--
                    ``(A) Determination of presence of a quorum.--
                Notwithstanding any provision of the Standing Rules of 
                the Senate, in the Senate, during each day during a 
                period described in paragraph (1), the Presiding 
                Officer shall direct the Clerk to call the roll to 
                ascertain the presence of a quorum--
                            ``(i) at noon; and
                            ``(ii) at 6:00 p.m.
                    ``(B) Lack of quorum.--
                            ``(i) In general.--If, upon a calling of 
                        the roll under subparagraph (A), it shall be 
                        ascertained that a quorum is not present--
                                    ``(I) the Presiding Officer shall 
                                direct the Clerk to call the names of 
                                any absent Senators; and
                                    ``(II) following the calling of the 
                                names under subclause (I), the 
                                Presiding Officer shall, without 
                                intervening motion or debate, submit to 
                                the Senate by a yea-and-nay vote the 
                                question: `Shall the Sergeant-at-Arms 
                                be directed to request the attendance 
                                of absent Senators?'.
                            ``(ii) Direction to compel attendance.--If 
                        a quorum is not present 30 minutes after the 
                        time at which the vote on a question submitted 
                        under clause (i)(II) starts, the Presiding 
                        Officer shall, without intervening motion or 
                        debate, submit to the Senate by a yea-and-nay 
                        vote the question: `Shall the Sergeant-at-Arms 
                        be directed to compel the attendance of absent 
                        Senators?'.
                            ``(iii) Arrest of absent senators.--
                        Effective 30 minutes after the Sergeant-at-Arms 
                        is directed to compel the attendance of absent 
                        Senators under clause (ii), if any Senator not 
                        excused under rule XII of the Standing Rules of 
                        the Senate is not in attendance, the Senate 
                        shall be deemed to have agreed an order that 
                        reads as follows: `Ordered, That the Sergeant-
                        at- Arms be directed to arrest absent Senators, 
                        that warrants for the arrests of all Senators 
                        not sick nor excused be issued under the 
                        signature of the Presiding Officer and attested 
                        by the Secretary, and that such warrants be 
                        executed without delay.'.
                            ``(iv) Reports.--Not less frequently than 
                        once per hour during proceedings to compel the 
                        attendance of absent Senators, the Sergeant-at-
                        Arms shall submit to the Senate a report on 
                        absent Senators, which shall--
                                    ``(I) be laid before the Senate;
                                    ``(II) identify each Senator whose 
                                absence is excused;
                                    ``(III) identify each Senator who 
                                is absent without excuse; and
                                    ``(IV) for each Senator identified 
                                under subclause (III), provide 
                                information on the current location of 
                                the Senator.
                    ``(C) Regaining the floor.--If a Senator had been 
                recognized to speak at the time a call of the roll to 
                ascertain the presence of a quorum was initiated under 
                subparagraph (A), and if the presence of a quorum is 
                established, that Senator shall be entitled to be 
                recognized to speak.
                    ``(D) No suspension of requirements.--The Presiding 
                Officer may not entertain a request to suspend the 
                operation of this paragraph by unanimous consent or 
                motion.
                    ``(E) Consistency with senate emergency procedures 
                and practices.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
                construed in a manner that is inconsistent with S. Res. 
                296 (108th Congress) or any other emergency procedures 
                or practices of the Senate.
            ``(5) Additional limits in the house of representatives.--
        Notwithstanding any provision of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives, in the House of Representatives, during each 
        day during a period described in paragraph (1), each Member of 
        the House of Representatives shall record his or her presence 
        for purposes of establishing a quorum at noon and 6:00 p.m.
            ``(6) No waiver.--Notwithstanding section 904(b), 
        paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection may not be 
        waived or suspended in the Senate or the House of 
        Representatives.
            ``(7) Permanent law.--Notwithstanding section 904(a), 
        paragraph (3) of this subsection is not enacted as an exercise 
        of the rulemaking power of the Senate or the House of 
        Representatives.''.
    (b) Long-Term Budget Projection.--Section 308 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 639) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(e) Long-Term Budget Projection.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms `direct 
        spending' and `discretionary appropriations' have the meanings 
        given such terms in section 250 of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900).
            ``(2) Projection.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than September 30 of 
                each even-numbered year, the Committee on the Budget of 
                the Senate and the Committee on the Budget of the House 
                of Representatives shall report to the Senate and the 
                House of Representatives, respectively, a concurrent 
                resolution setting forth a 5-year budget projection, 
                which shall include a target--
                            ``(i) for the ratio of the public debt to 
                        the gross domestic product of the United States 
                        as of the end of that 5-year period; and
                            ``(ii) for each of the next 5 fiscal years 
                        for--
                                    ``(I) outlays for discretionary 
                                appropriations;
                                    ``(II) outlays for direct spending;
                                    ``(III) Federal revenues; and
                                    ``(IV) tax expenditures.
                    ``(B) Bipartisan vote required.--
                            ``(i) Senate.--The Committee on the Budget 
                        of the Senate may only order that a concurrent 
                        resolution described in subparagraph (A) be 
                        reported to the Senate upon an affirmative vote 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) a majority of the members of 
                                such committee who are members of or 
                                caucus with the party in the majority 
                                in the Senate; and
                                    ``(II) a majority of the members of 
                                such committee who are members of or 
                                caucus with the party in the minority 
                                in the Senate.
                            ``(ii) House of representatives.--The 
                        Committee on the Budget of the House of 
                        Representatives may only order that a 
                        concurrent resolution described in subparagraph 
                        (A) be reported to the House of Representatives 
                        upon an affirmative vote of--
                                    ``(I) a majority of the members of 
                                such committee who are members of or 
                                caucus with the party in the majority 
                                in the House of Representatives; and
                                    ``(II) a majority of the members of 
                                such committee who are members of or 
                                caucus with the party in the minority 
                                in the House of Representatives.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on January 1, 2021.

SEC. 5. NO FUNDING, NO PAY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``covered congressional employee'' means an 
        employee of--
                    (A) any individual covered Member of Congress;
                    (B) a leadership office of the Senate or the House 
                of Representatives;
                    (C) any committee or subcommittee of the Senate or 
                the House of Representatives, including any select or 
                special committee; or
                    (D) any joint committee of the Congress;
            (2) the term ``covered Member of Congress''--
                    (A) means a Member of Congress, as defined under 
                section 2106 of title 5, United States Code, who was 
                serving as a Member of Congress on December 31 of the 
                year before the applicable year under this section; and
                    (B) does not include the Vice President; and
            (3) the term ``political appointee'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 714(h) of title 38, United States Code.
    (b) Timely Approval of Joint Resolution on the Budget and the 
Appropriations Bills.--If, before December 31, a joint resolution on 
the budget has not been enacted and all regular appropriation Acts have 
not been enacted, the pay of each Member of Congress, each covered 
congressional employee, and each political appointee serving in a 
position in the Office of Management and Budget may not be paid for 
each day following that December 31 until the date on which both a 
joint resolution on the budget and all the regular appropriations bills 
for such fiscal year have been enacted.
    (c) No Pay Without Joint Resolution on the Budget and the 
Appropriations Bills.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made 
        available from the United States Treasury for the pay of any 
        Member of Congress, covered congressional employee, or 
        political appointee serving in a position in the Office of 
        Management and Budget during any period determined by the 
        Chairman of the Committee on the Budget and the Chairman of the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Chairman of the 
        Committee on the Budget and the Chairman of the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives, or the 
        President, as applicable, under subsection (d).
            (2) No retroactive pay.--A Member of Congress, a covered 
        congressional employee, and a political appointee serving in a 
        position in the Office of Management and Budget may not receive 
        pay for any period determined by the Chairman of the Committee 
        on the Budget and the Chairman of the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate, the Chairman of the Committee on 
        the Budget and the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations 
        of the House of Representatives, or the President, as 
        applicable, under subsection (d), at any time after the end of 
        that period.
    (d) Determinations.--
            (1) Senate.--
                    (A) Request for certifications.--On December 31 of 
                each year, the Secretary of the Senate shall submit a 
                request to the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
                and the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of 
                the Senate for certification of determinations made 
                under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Determinations.--The Chairman of the Committee 
                on the Budget and the Chairman of the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate shall--
                            (i) on December 31 of each year, make a 
                        determination of whether Congress is in 
                        compliance with subsection (b) and whether 
                        Senators and covered congressional employees 
                        whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the 
                        Senate may not be paid under that subsection;
                            (ii) determine the period of days following 
                        each December 31 that Senators and covered 
                        congressional employees whose pay is disbursed 
                        by the Secretary of the Senate may not be paid 
                        under subsection (b); and
                            (iii) provide timely certification of the 
                        determinations under clauses (i) and (ii) upon 
                        the request of the Secretary of the Senate.
            (2) House of representatives.--
                    (A) Request for certifications.--On December 31 of 
                each year, the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
                House of Representatives shall submit a request to the 
                Chairman of the Committee on the Budget and the 
                Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives for certification of 
                determinations made under clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Determinations.--The Chairman of the Committee 
                on the Budget and the Chairman of the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall--
                            (i) on December 31 of each year, make a 
                        determination of whether Congress is in 
                        compliance with subsection (b) and whether 
                        Members of the House of Representatives and 
                        covered congressional employees whose pay is 
                        disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 
                        of the House of Representatives may not be paid 
                        under that subsection;
                            (ii) determine the period of days following 
                        each December 31 that Members of the House of 
                        Representatives and covered congressional 
                        employees whose pay is disbursed by the Chief 
                        Administrative Officer of the House of 
                        Representatives may not be paid under 
                        subsection (b); and
                            (iii) provide timely certification of the 
                        determinations under clauses (i) and (ii) upon 
                        the request of the Chief Administrative Officer 
                        of the House of Representatives.
            (3) Office of management and budget.--
                    (A) Request for certifications.--On December 31 of 
                each year, the Director of the Office of Management and 
                Budget shall submit a request to the President for 
                certification of determinations made under clauses (i) 
                and (ii) of subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Determinations.--The President shall--
                            (i) on December 31 of each year, make a 
                        determination of whether Congress is in 
                        compliance with subsection (b) and whether 
                        political appointees serving in a position in 
                        the Office of Management and Budget may not be 
                        paid under that subsection;
                            (ii) determine the period of days following 
                        each December 31 that political appointees 
                        serving in a position in the Office of 
                        Management and Budget may not be paid under 
                        subsection (b); and
                            (iii) provide timely certification of the 
                        determinations under clauses (i) and (ii) upon 
                        the request of the Director of the Office of 
                        Management and Budget.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to fiscal years 
beginning after December 31, 2020.

SEC. 6. PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.

    In the Senate, a motion to proceed to an appropriation bill shall 
not be debatable.

SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET RESOLUTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 305(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 636(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``Debate'' and inserting 
                        the following: ``In the Senate, consideration 
                        of a joint resolution on the budget reported by 
                        the Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall 
                        begin 48 hours after the joint resolution is 
                        reported. Consideration'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``of which 4 hours shall 
                        be reserved for the Chairman of the Committee 
                        on the Budget of the Senate and 4 hours shall 
                        be reserved for the Ranking Member of the 
                        Committee on the Budget of the Senate,'' after 
                        ``50 hours,''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``such debate'' and 
                        inserting ``such consideration'';
                    (B) by inserting after ``15 hours.'' the following: 
                ``Any time elapsed during a yea and nay vote relating 
                to a joint resolution on the budget, including such a 
                vote on any amendment thereto or motion or appeal in 
                connection therewith, shall not be counted in 
                determining the period of debate under this 
                paragraph.''; and
                    (C) in the last sentence, by striking ``The time'' 
                and inserting ``Except as provided in this paragraph, 
                the time'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``2 hours'' and inserting ``1 
                hour''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1 hour'' and inserting ``30 
                minutes'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``Following''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) Following the expiration of the period described in 
        subparagraph (A), there shall be 20 hours of general debate on 
        the joint resolution on the budget, followed by 22 hours of 
        debate with respect to amendments to the resolution, equally 
        divided between the majority leader and the minority leader. 
        Amendments shall be nondivisible. Consideration of amendments 
        to a joint resolution on the budget shall alternate between 
        those offered by members of the majority and those offered by 
        members of the minority.'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) After the conclusion of the period for consideration 
        of a joint resolution on the budget, the Senate shall proceed, 
        without any further debate on any question, to vote on the 
        final disposition thereof to the exclusion of all amendments 
        not then actually pending before the Senate at that time and to 
        the exclusion of all motions, except a motion to table or to 
        reconsider and 1 quorum call on demand to establish the 
        presence of a quorum (and motions required to establish a 
        quorum) immediately before the final vote on adoption of the 
        joint resolution on the budget begins.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on January 1, 2021.
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