To facilitate compliance with congressional intent expressed in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 with respect to fiscal year 1991.

Declares that each standing committee of the House of Representatives shall, not later than September 17, 1990, submit to the House Budget Committee alternatives to the report of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), insofar as such report affects laws within the jurisdiction of the committee.

Requires the Budget Committee, not later than September 20, 1990, to report a resolution containing instructions to committees sufficient to achieve the total level of deficit reduction contained in the Director's report for FY 1991. Provides that such instructions shall require that each committee (and each subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations) achieve the same level of deficit reduction with respect to programs under its jurisdiction as would have been saved under the Director's report.

Requires committees to submit recommendations to the Budget Committee by September 25, 1991, sufficient to meet deficit reductions.

Requires the Budget Committee to promptly report a reconciliation bill carrying out such recommendations. Authorizes the Budget Committee to include legislative language within the jurisdiction of any noncomplying committee. Requires such reconciliation bill to include a provision which states that if it is enacted on or before October 15, 1990, then the President's sequestration order for FY 1991 is null and void.

Establishes procedures for floor consideration of such reconciliation bill, including limitation on debates and amendments.

 
HRES 462 IH
101st CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 462
To facilitate compliance with congressional intent expressed in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 with respect to fiscal
year 1991.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 11, 1990
Mr. MCCANDLESS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
To facilitate compliance with congressional intent expressed in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 with respect to fiscal
year 1991.
  Resolved,
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL COMPLIANCE.
  (a) PURPOSE- The purpose of this resolution is to facilitate compliance
  with congressional intent expressed in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
  Deficit Control Act of 1985 with respect to fiscal year 1991.
  (b) CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE TO OMB REPORT-
  (1) REPORTING OF RESOLUTIONS AND RECONCILIATION BILLS IN THE HOUSE OF
  REPRESENTATIVES-
  (A) COMMITTEE ACTION- Not later than September 17, 1990, each standing
  committee of the House of Representatives shall submit to the Committee
  on the Budget information of the type described in section 301(d) of the
  Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to alternatives to the August
  20, 1990, report of the Directors of Office of Management and Budget for
  fiscal year 1991 issued under section 251(a)(2) of the Balanced Budget and
  Emergency Deficit Control Act for fiscal year 1991 insofar as such report
  affects laws within the jurisdiction of the committee.
  (B) INITIAL BUDGET COMMITTEE ACTION- Not later than September 20, 1990,
  the Commission on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall report a
  resolution. The resolution shall contain instructions to committees of the
  House of the types referred to in section 310(a) of the Congressional Budget
  Act of 1974, sufficient to achieve the total level of deficit reduction
  contained in the report of the Directors issued under section 251(a)(2)
  of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for fiscal
  year 1991. Such instructions shall also require that each committee achieve
  the same level of deficit reduction with respect to programs under its
  jurisdiction as would have been saved under such report, and in the case
  of the Committee on Appropriations shall require that each subcommittee
  thereof achieve the same level of deficit reduction with respect to programs
  under its jurisdiction as would have been saved under such report.
  (C) RESPONSE OF COMMITTEES- Committees instructed pursuant to subparagraph
  (B) shall submit their responses to the Committee on the Budget not
  later than September 25, 1991. A committee shall be considered to have
  complied with all instructions to it pursuant to a resolution adopted under
  subparagraph (B) if it has made recommendations with respect to matters
  within its jurisdiction which would result in a reduction in the deficit
  at least equal to the total reduction directed by such instructions,
  and, in the case of the Committee on Appropriations, its reductions are
  in compliance with the last sentence of subparagraph (B) with respect to
  each of its subcommittees.
  (D) BUDGET COMMITTEE ACTION- Upon receipt of the recommendations received
  in response to a resolution referred to in subparagraph (B), the Committee
  on the Budget shall promptly report a reconciliation bill carrying out
  all such recommendations without any substantive revision. In the event
  that a committee instructed in a resolution referred to in subparagraph
  (B) fails to submit any recommendation in response to such instructions,
  the Committee on the Budget shall include in the reconciliation bill
  reported pursuant to this subparagraph legislative language within the
  jurisdiction of the noncomplying committee to achieve the amount of deficit
  reduction directed in such instructions. The Committee on the Budget shall
  also include in such reconciliation bill a provision which states that if
  such bill is enacted on or before October 15, 1990, the Presidential order
  issued under section 252(b) of the Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
  with respect to fiscal year 1991 shall be null and void; and for purposes
  of such Act and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the reconciliation
  bill shall take the place of such order.
  (2) PROCEDURES-
  (A) CONSIDERATION- When the Committee on the Budget of the House of
  Representatives has reported a resolution or reconciliation bill under
  paragraph (1), it is in order at any time after the first day (excluding
  Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) following the day on which the report
  upon such resolution by the Committee on the Budget has been available
  to Members of the House to move to proceed to the consideration of the
  resolution or bill. The motion is highly privileged and is not debatable. An
  amendment to the motion is not in order, and it is not in order to move
  to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
  (B) LIMIT ON DEBATE- General debate on a resolution or reconciliation
  bill reported under paragraph (1) in the House of Representatives shall be
  limited to not more than 5 hours, which shall be divided equally between
  the majority and minority parties. A motion further to limit debate is not
  debatable. A motion to recommit the resolution or bill is not in order, and
  it is not in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution
  or bill is agreed to or disagreed to.
  (C) LIMITATION ON AMENDMENTS- No amendments shall be in order in the
  House of Representatives to any resolution or reconciliation bill reported
  under paragraph (1), except (in the case of the reconciliation bill) one
  amendment (in the nature of a substitute) if offered by a member of the
  minority party who is opposed to the bill.
  (D) PREVIOUS QUESTION- After the Committee rises and reports the resolution
  or reconciliation bill reported under paragraph (1) back to the House,
  the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution or
  reconciliation bill and any amendments thereto to final passage without
  intervening motion.
  (E) DEBATE ON CONFERENCE REPORT- Debate in the House of Representatives
  on the conference report on any resolution or reconciliation bill reported
  under paragraph (1) shall be limited to not more than 5 hours, which shall be
  divided equally between the majority and minority parties. A motion further
  to limit debate is not debatable. A motion to recommit the conference
  report is not in order, and it is not in order to move to reconsider the
  vote by which the conference report is agreed to or disagreed to.
  (F) FURTHER LIMITATION ON DEBATE- Appeals from decisions of the Chair
  relating to the application of the Rules of the House of Representatives
  to the procedure relating to any resolution or reconciliation bill reported
  under paragraph (1) shall be decided without debate.