,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bd            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #c71 #bjac    
,mr4 ,toomey 7= himself1 ,mrs4          
,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 
,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4      
,flake1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 
,scott1 & ,mr4 ,udall ( ,colorado7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules
 & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
prohibit e>m>ks4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,e>m>k ,elim9ation 
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,prohibition on      
e>m>ks  7a7 ,bills & jo9t resolutions1  
am5dm5ts1 am5dm5ts betwe5 ! ,h\ses1 &   
conf]5ce reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all 
n be 9 ord] 9 ! ,s5ate to consid] a bill
 or resolution introduc$ 9 ! ,s5ate or !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 am5dm5t1      
am5dm5t betwe5 ! ,h\ses1 or conf]5ce    
report t includes an e>m>k4  7#b7       
,proc$ure ,^u a po9t ( ord] be+ made by 
any ,s5ator pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7   

aga9/ an e>m>k1 & su* po9t ( ord] be+   
su/a9$1 su* e>m>k %all be deem$ /rick54 
7b7 ,conf]5ce report & am5dm5t betwe5 ! 
,h\ses proc$ure ,:5 ! ,s5ate is consid]+
 a conf]5ce report on1 or an am5dm5t    
betwe5 ! ,h\ses1 ^u a po9t ( ord] be+   
made by any ,s5ator pursuant to         
subsection 7a71 & su* po9t ( ord] be+   
su/a9$1 su* mat]ial conta9$ 9 su*       
conf]5ce report %all be deem$ /rick51 & 
! ,s5ate %all proce$ to consid] ! "q (  
:e!r ! ,s5ate %all rec$e f its am5dm5t &
 concur ) a fur!r am5dm5t1 or concur 9 !
 ,h\se am5dm5t ) a fur!r am5dm5t1 z !   
case may be1 :i* fur!r am5dm5t %all     
consi/ ( only t portion ( ! conf]5ce    
report or ,h\se am5dm5t1 z ! case may   
be1 n s /rick54 ,any su* motion 9 !     
,s5ate %all be debatable "u ! same      
conditions z 0 ! conf]5ce report4 ,9 any
 case 9 :i* su* po9t ( ord] is su/a9$   
aga9/ a conf]5ce report 7or ,s5ate      
am5dm5t d]iv$ f su* conf]5ce report by  
op]ation ( ?is subsection71 no fur!r    
am5dm5t %all be 9 ord]4  7c7 ,waiv] ,any

 ,s5ator may move to waive any or all   
po9ts ( ord] "u ?is section by an       
affirmative vote ( two-?irds ( !        
,memb]s1 duly *os5 & sworn4  7d7        
,def9itions  7#a7 ,e>m>k ,= ! purpose ( 
?is section1 ! t]m e>m>k means a        
provision or report language includ$    
prim>ily at ! reque/ ( a ,s5ator or     
,memb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives z    
c]tifi$ "u p>agraph #a7;a77#a7 ( rule   
,,xliv ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate--     
7,a7 provid+1 au?oriz+1 or recomm5d+ a  
specific am\nt ( discretion>y budget    
au?ority1 cr$it au?ority1 or o!r sp5d+  
au?ority = a contract1 loan1 loan       
gu>antee1 grant1 loan au?ority1 or o!r  
exp5diture ) or to an entity1 or t>get$ 
to a specific ,/ate1 locality or        
,congressional di/rict1 o!r ?an ?r\gh a 
/atutory or adm9i/rative =mula-driv5 or 
competitive aw>d process2  7,b7 t--  7i7
 provides a ,f$]al tax d$uction1 cr$it1 
exclusion1 or pref]5ce to a p>ticul>    
b5efici>y or limit$ gr\p ( b5efici>ies  
"u ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf2 &  

7ii7 conta9s eligibility crit]ia t are n
 uni=m 9 application ) respect to       
pot5tial b5efici>ies ( su* provision2 or
  7,c7 modify+ ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff       
,s*$ule ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 a mann] t   
b5efits #aj or few] entities4  7#b7     
,det]m9ation by ! ,s5ate ,9 ! ev5t !    
,*air is unable to asc]ta9 :e!r or n !  
(f5d+ provision con/itutes an e>m>k z   
def9$ 9 ?is subsection1 ! "q ( :e!r !   
provision con/itutes an e>m>k %all be   
submitt$ to ! ,s5ate & be decid$ )\t    
debate by an affirmative vote (         
two-?irds ( ! ,memb]s1 duly *os5 &      
sworn4  7e7 ,application ,?is section   
%all n apply to any au?orization (      
appropriations to a ,f$]al entity if su*
 au?orization is n specifically t>get$  
to a ,/ate1 locality or congressional   
di/rict4