No Hearing, No Vote Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2823
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-09-23
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget process

Legislative rules and procedure

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>No Hearing, No Vote Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Senate from considering a budget reconciliation bill unless at least one committee hearing has been held regarding the bill. (Reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.)</p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits the Senate from considering a reconciliation bill unless (1) the bill was reported by a committee that received reconciliation instructions or by the Senate Budget Committee after receiving recommendations from committees that received instructions, and (2) each committee that reported the bill or ordered recommendations to be reported to the Senate Budget Committee held at least one hearing regarding any major provision of the bill that is within the jurisdiction of the committee. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2823 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 23, 2021 Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. Burr , Mr. Inhofe , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Barrasso , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Crapo , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Risch , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Hoeven , and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To ensure that all fast-tracked reconciliation bills are subject to a committee hearing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Hearing, No Vote Act of 2021 . 2. Committee hearings for reconciliation bills (a) In general Section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 641 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Committee hearings for reconciliation bills It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution, unless— (1) the reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution was— (A) ordered reported to the Senate under subsection (b)(1) by the committee of the Senate receiving reconciliation instructions; or (B) reported by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate under subsection (b)(2) after receiving recommendations ordered to be reported to the Committee on the Budget by 1 or more committees of the Senate receiving reconciliation instructions; and (2) each committee that ordered reported the reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution or ordered recommendations to be reported to the Committee on the Budget held not less than 1 hearing regarding any major provision of the reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution within the jurisdiction of such committee. . (b) Waiver and appeal Section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting 310(h), after 310(d)(2), ; and (2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting 310(h), after 310(d)(2), .