Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1495
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2015-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Crime victims
Government trust funds
Law enforcement administration and funding
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-03
text: 

Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a point of order in the Senate and House of Representatives against any provision in an appropriation measure, amendment, motion, or conference report that: (1) contains a change in mandatory program spending, (2) reduces budget authority in the current year but does not reduce outlays over time, and (3) limits obligations from the Crime Victims Fund during a fiscal year to less than the average amount deposited into the Fund during the previous three fiscal years. 
 
The bill permits a Senator to raise a point of order to strike such provision or to prevent its incorporation through amendment or motion. If the point of order is sustained by the Chair, the provision is stricken and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. A motion to waive or suspend the point of order, or a motion to sustain an appeal of the ruling the Chair on such point of order, requires the affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members. 
 
It also prohibits consideration of such provision in the House of Representatives. 

action_date: 2015-07-21
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a point of order in the Senate and House of Representatives against any provision in an appropriation measure, amendment, motion, or conference report that: (1) contains a change in mandatory program spending, (2) reduces budget authority in the current year but does not reduce outlays over time, and (3) limits obligations from the Crime Victims Fund during a fiscal year to less than the average amount deposited into the Fund during the previous three fiscal years. 
 
The bill permits a Senator to raise a point of order to strike such provision or to prevent its incorporation through amendment or motion. If the point of order is sustained by the Chair, the provision is stricken and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. A motion to waive or suspend the point of order, or a motion to sustain an appeal of the ruling the Chair on such point of order, requires the affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members. 
 
It also prohibits consideration of such provision in the House of Representatives. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.
action_date: 2015-07-21
text: Committee on the Budget. Reported by Senator Enzi without amendment. With written report No. 114-87.
action_date: 2015-07-21
text: Committee on the Budget. Reported by Senator Enzi without amendment. With written report No. 114-87.
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Committee on the Budget. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2015-06-08
text: Committee on the Budget. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-283.
action_date: 2015-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2015-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate