A resolution amending rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to include amendments of the House of Representatives in the requirements for identifying spending items, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-sres-687
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2022-06-22
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S3079)

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution includes bills, joint resolutions, and messages from the House of Representatives within the scope of a point of order that prohibits the Senate from considering legislation unless each congressionally directed spending item (i.e., earmark), limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit in the legislation has been publicly identified. Currently, the point of order only applies to Senate bills or joint resolutions that are not reported by committee.</p>

tv_txt: III 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 687 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2022 Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida , and Mr. Daines ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration RESOLUTION Amending rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to include amendments of the House of Representatives in the requirements for identifying spending items, and for other purposes.

That rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended— (1) in paragraph 2(a)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (1)— (i) by striking Senate ; and (ii) by inserting or a message from the House of Representatives after by committee ; and (B) in clause (1), (i) by striking or joint resolution each place it appears and inserting , joint resolution, or message ; and (ii) by striking Senator and inserting Member of Congress ; (2) in paragraph 3, by striking Senator and inserting Member of Congress ; (3) in paragraph 5(a), by striking Senator and inserting Member of Congress ; and (4) in paragraph 7, by striking or conference report and inserting conference report, or message from the House .