Title I: Amendment to Title 31, United States Code - Amends Federal law to require that any budget submitted by the President not be in deficit. Provides that if the President determines that a balanced budget is not feasible, and submits written reasons in support of such determination, then the President may submit two budgets, one in compliance and one in deficit.
Title II: Amendment to Congressional Budget Act of 1974 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that any budget submitted by the congressional Budget Committees not be in deficit. Provides that if either committee determines that it is infeasible to submit a balanced budget, then such committee may submit two budgets, one of which is in deficit, together with written reasons for such determination. Requires each concurrent resolution on the budget to contain reconciliation directives necessary to implement the resolution.
Requires the Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives, if it reports any rule or order providing for the consideration of any concurrent resolution on the budget, to: (1) provide for the consideration of the text of any balanced budget concurrent resolution reported by the House Committee on the Budget; and (2) provide for the consideration of the text of each concurrent resolution on the budget introduced by the Majority Leader as representing the President's budget. Requires a separate vote on each budget.
Requires the Majority Leader to introduce a concurrent resolution on the budget reflecting, without substantive revision, each budget submitted by the President.
Makes it always in order in the Senate to consider a budget resolution consisting of the text of a budget submitted by the President.
Title III: Effective Date - Makes this Act effective for the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY 1992.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 433 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5258. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. All points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with the provisions of clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI are waived. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
Reported by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 101-603, Part I.
Reported by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 101-603, Part I.
Rule H. Res. 433 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 433.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5258. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. All points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with the provisions of clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI are waived. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mr. Gradison moved to recommit with instructions to Government Operations.
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MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS - Mr. Gradison moved to recommit the bill to the Committees on Government Operations and Rules with instructions to report the same to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS CHANGING "CONCURRENT" TO "JOINT" RESOLUTIONS. ***
POINT OF ORDER - Mr. Derrick raised a point of order against the Gradison motion to recommit with instructions on the grounds that the provisions contained in the instructions exceed the scope of the Budget Act in that the involvement of an executive signature would now be required. The Chair sustained the point of order.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with debate on the Horton motion to recommit with instructions. Said instructions seek to require that the bill be recommitted to the Committee on Government Operations and that that Committee hold hearings on the implications of the bill.
Mr. Horton moved to recommit with instructions to Government Operations.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 181 - 244 (Roll No. 245).
Roll Call #245 (House)The previous question was ordered without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 282 - 144 (Roll No. 246).
Roll Call #246 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 282 - 144 (Roll No. 246).
Roll Call #246 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days of continuous session to report or be discharged.