,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf1 #bjac ,mr4  
,man*9 7= himself & ,ms4 ,ayotte7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,pay-,z-,y-,g   
,act ( #bjaj to create an exp$it$       
proc$ure to enact recomm5dations ( !    
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice =       
consolidation & elim9ation to r$uce     
duplication4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,! ,duplication         
,elim9ation ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,exp$it$ 
,consid]ation ( ,,gao ,recomm5dations   
,title ,,ii ( ! jo9t resolution entitl$ 
,a jo9t resolution increas+ ! /atutory  
limit on ! public debt 7,public ,law    
#aaa-aci2 #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #gab note7 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bb4  
,exp$it$ ,consid]ation ( ,,gao          
,recomm5dations  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section--  7#a7 ! t]m ,,gao report means
 ! annual report on duplication1        

consolidation1 & elim9ation (           
duplicative gov]nm5t programs requir$ "u
 section #ba2 &  7#b7 ! t]m jo9t        
resolution means only a jo9t resolution 
t--  7,a7 makes legislative *anges ne$$ 
to c>ry out ! recomm5dations conta9$ 9 !
 ,,gao report = a ye> t ! ,presid5t did 
n exclude2 &  7,b7 requires t any sav+s 
attributable to ! legislative *anges    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 be transf]r$
 to ! ,g5]al ,fund ( ! ,treasury & be   
us$ to r$uce ! deficit4  7b7 ,submission
 ( propos$ bill  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! publication
 ( ! ,,gao report = a ye>1 ! ,presid5t  
%all transmit to ,congress a special    
message accompani$ by a propos$ jo9t    
resolution4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ( ,special   
,message ,a special message %all        
specify--  7,a7 recomm5dations outl9$ 9 
! ,,gao report t are exclud$ f ! propos$
 jo9t resolution2  7,b7 9 detail :y !   
recomm5dations outl9$ 9 ! ,,gao report 7
 exclud$ f ! propos$ jo9t resolution2 & 
7,c7 recomm5dations outl9$ 9 ! ,,gao    

report t are includ$ 9 ! propos$ jo9t   
resolution4  7#c7 ,transmittal ,!       
,presid5t %all submit ! special message 
to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate if ! ,s5ate is
 n 9 session & to ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives if ! ,h\se is n 9       
session4  7#d7 ,public ,availability ,! 
,presid5t %all make a copy ( ! special  
message & ! propos$ jo9t resolution     
publicly available1 & %all publi% 9 !   
,f$]al ,regi/] a notice ( ! message &   
in=mation on h[ x c be obta9$4  7c7     
,proc$ures = ,exp$it$ ,consid]ation     
7#a7 ,introduction ,a propos$ jo9t      
resolution transmitt$ by ! ,presid5t "u 
subsection 7b7 %all be introduc$ 9 !    
,s5ate 7by reque/7 on ! next day on :i* 
! ,s5ate is 9 session by ! majority     
lead] ( ! ,s5ate or by a ,memb] ( !     
,s5ate designat$ by ! majority lead] ( !
 ,s5ate & %all be introduc$ 9 ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives 7by reque/7 on ! next   
legislative day by ! majority lead] ( ! 
,h\se or by a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se designat$
 by ! majority lead] ( ! ,h\se4  7#b7   

,no ref]ral ,a jo9t resolution %all n be
 ref]r$ to a committee 9 ei!r ,h\se (   
,congress & %all imm$iately be plac$ on 
! cal5d>4  7#c7 ,motion to proce$ ,a    
motion to proce$ to a jo9t resolution is
 highly privileg$ 9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & is privileg$ 9 !      
,s5ate & is n debatable4 ,! motion is n 
subject to a motion to po/pone1 & all   
po9ts ( ord] aga9/ ! motion are waiv$4  
,a motion to reconsid] ! vote by :i* !  
motion is agre$ to or disagre$ to %all n
 be 9 ord]4 ,if a motion to proce$ to ! 
consid]ation ( a jo9t resolution is     
agre$ to1 ! jo9t resolution %all rema9 !
 unf9i%$ bus9ess ( ! respective ,h\se   
until dispos$ (4  7#d7 ,exp$it$         
,consid]ation 9 ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives ,9 ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives1 a jo9t resolution %all 
be consid]$ z read4 ,all po9ts ( ord]   
aga9/ ! jo9t resolution & aga9/ its     
consid]ation are waiv$4 ,! previ\s "q   
%all be consid]$ z ord]$ on ! jo9t      
resolution to its passage )\t int]v5+   

motion except #b h\rs ( debate %all be  
divid$ equally betwe5 ! majority &      
m9ority lead]s or _! designees4 ,a      
motion to reconsid] ! vote on passage ( 
! jo9t resolution %all n be 9 ord]4 ,a  
vote on f9al passage ( ! jo9t resolution
 %all be tak5 9 ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives on or be=e ! close ( !  
t5? cal5d> day aft] ! date ( !          
introduction ( ! jo9t resolution 9 !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#e7 ,exp$it$ 
,proc$ure 9 ! ,s5ate  7,a7 ,consid]ation
 ,9 ! ,s5ate1 consid]ation ( a jo9t     
resolution1 & on all debatable motions &
 appeals 9 connection !re)1 %all be     
limit$ to n m ?an #aj h\rs1 :i* %all be 
divid$ equally betwe5 ! majority &      
m9ority lead]s or _! designees4 ,a      
motion to fur!r limit debate is 9 ord] &
 n debatable4 ,an am5dm5t to1 a motion  
to po/pone1 a motion to proce$ to !     
consid]ation ( o!r bus9ess1 or a motion 
to commit ! jo9t resolution is n 9 ord]4
  7,b7 ,passage ,if ! ,s5ate has proce$$
 to a jo9t resolution1 ! vote on passage

 ( ! jo9t resolution %all occur         
imm$iately foll[+ ! conclusion (        
consid]ation ( ! jo9t resolution1 & a   
s+le quorom call at ! conclusion ( !    
debate if reque/$ 9 accordance ) ! rules
 ( ! ,s5ate4 ,a vote on ! f9al passage (
 ! jo9t resolution %all be tak5 9 !     
,s5ate on or be=e ! close ( ! t5? cal5d>
 day aft] ! date ( ! introduction ( !   
jo9t resolution 9 ! ,s5ate4  7,c7 ,rul+s
 ( ! ,*air on ,proc$ure ,appeals f !    
decisions ( ! ,*air relat+ to !         
application ( ! rules ( ! ,s5ate1 z !   
case may be1 to ! proc$ure relat+ to a  
jo9t resolution %all be decid$ )\t      
debate4  7#f7 ,po9ts ( ,ord] ,9 ! ,s5ate
 or ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 a ,memb] 
( ! ,s5ate or ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1  
respectively1 may raise a po9t ( ord] t 
a jo9t resolution does n meet !         
def9ition ( a jo9t resolution "u        
subsection 7b74  7#g7 ,am5dm5t ,a jo9t  
resolution %all n be subject to am5dm5t 
9 ei!r ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or !   
,s5ate4  7#h7 ,consid]ation by ! o!r    

,h\se  7,a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,if1 be=e pass+ a 
jo9t resolution1 "o ,h\se receives f !  
o!r a jo9t resolution--  7i7 ! jo9t     
resolution f ! o!r ,h\se %all n be      
ref]r$ to a committee2 &  7ii7 ) respect
 to a jo9t resolution ( ! ,h\se receiv+ 
! jo9t resolution--  7,i7 ! proc$ure 9 t
 ,h\se %all be ! same z if no jo9t      
resolution _h be5 receiv$ f ! o!r ,h\se 
until ! vote on passage2 b  7,,ii7 !    
vote on f9al passage %all be on ! jo9t  
resolution ( ! o!r ,h\se4  7,b7 ,rev5ue 
,measure ,exception ,?is p>agraph %all n
 apply to ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives if !
 jo9t resolution receiv$ f ! ,s5ate is a
 rev5ue measure4  7#i7 ,rules ( ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives & ,s5ate ,?is subsection
 is enact$ by congress--  7,a7 z an     
ex]cise ( ! rulemak+ p[] 9 ! ,s5ate &   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 respectively1 &
 z su* x is deem$ a "p ( ! rules ( ea*  
,h\se1 respectively1 b applicable only )
 respect to ! proc$ure to be foll[$ 9 t 
,h\se 9 ! case ( a jo9t resolution1 & x 
sup]s$es o!r rules only to ! ext5t t x  

is inconsi/5t ) su* rules2 &  7,b7 )    
full recognition ( ! con/itutional "r ( 
ei!r ,h\se to *ange ! rules 7s f> z     
relat+ to ! proc$ure ( t ,h\se7 at any  
"t1 9 ! same mann] & to ! same ext5t z 9
 ! case ( any o!r rule ( t ,h\se4  4