Budget Committee determinations
For purposes of this subchapter and subchapter II, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, and revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable.
Discretionary spending point of order in Senate
In general
2 U.S.C. 901(c)Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill or resolution) that would exceed any of the discretionary spending limits in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [].
Exceptions
2 U.S.C. 907aThis subsection shall not apply if a declaration of war by the Congress is in effect or if a joint resolution pursuant to section 258 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [] has been enacted.
Maximum deficit amount point of order in Senate
Timing of points of order in Senate
A point of order under this Act may not be raised against a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report while an amendment or motion, the adoption of which would remedy the violation of this Act, is pending before the Senate.
Points of order in Senate against amendments between Houses
Each provision of this Act that establishes a point of order against an amendment also establishes a point of order in the Senate against an amendment between the Houses. If a point of order under this Act is raised in the Senate against an amendment between the Houses and the point of order is sustained, the effect shall be the same as if the Senate had disagreed to the amendment.
Effect of point of order in Senate
In the Senate, if a point of order under this Act against a bill or resolution is sustained, the Presiding Officer shall then recommit the bill or resolution to the committee of appropriate jurisdiction for further consideration.
Pub. L. 93–344, title III, § 312Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, § 13207(b)(1)104 Stat. 1388–618Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10113(a)111 Stat. 687(, as added , , ; amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 99–17799 Stat. 1038section 911 of Title 42section 661 of this titlesection 900 of this titlesection 911 of Title 42section 621 of this titlesection 900 of this titleThe Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (c), is title II of , , , which enacted chapter 20 (§ 900 et seq.) and sections 654 to 656 of this title, amended sections 602, 622, 631 to 642, and 651 to 653 of this title, sections 1104 to 1106 and 1109 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and , The Public Health and Welfare, repealed , enacted provisions set out as notes under and , and amended provisions set out as a note under . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
Pub. L. 93–34488 Stat. 297section 190a–3 of this titlesection 105 of Title 1section 105 of Title 1section 621 of this titleThis Act, referred to in subsecs. (d) to (f), means , , , known as the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which enacted chapters 17, 17A, and 17B and and sections 11a, 11c, 11d, 1020a of former Title 31, Money and Finance, amended sections 11, 665, 701, 1020, 1151, 1152, 1153, and 1154 of former Title 31, , General Provisions, and sections 190b and 190d of this title, repealed sections 571 and 581c–1 of former Title 31 and sections 66 and 81 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 190a–1, 621, 632, and 682 of this title, , and section 1020 of former Title 31. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
Amendments
Pub. L. 105–331997— amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) and (b) and provided that each provision of this Act that established point of order against an amendment also established point of order in Senate against an amendment between Houses and prescribed effect of sustaining point of order against an amendment or bill under this Act.