,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ag1         
#bjae,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,gardner7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,budget  ,a ,,bill
  ,to establish procedures for the      
expedited consideration by ,congress of 
the recommendations set forth in the    
,cuts1 ,consolidations1 and ,savings    
report prepared by the ,office of       
,management and ,budget4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,expedited ,consideration of ,cuts1     
,consolidations1 and ,savings ,act of   
#bjae4  #b4 ,expedited consideration of 
,cuts1 ,consolidations1 and ,savings    
prepared by the ,office of ,management  
and ,budget  7a7 ,in ,general ,part ,b  
of title ,x of the ,congressional       
,budget and ,impoundment ,control ,act  
of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fha et seq47 is 
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
sections #ajac through #ajag as sections

 #ajad through #ajah1 respectively2 and 
7#b7 by inserting after section #ajab   
the following3  #ajac4 ,cuts1           
,consolidations1 and ,savings report    
prepared by the ,office of ,management  
and ,budget  7a7 ,definitions ,in this  
section-- 7#a7 the term continuous      
session relating to a ,house does not   
include a period during which that      
,house has adjourned sine die or during 
which that ,house is not in session     
because of an adjournment of more than  
#c days to a date certain2 and  7#b7 the
 term covered bill means a bill or joint
 resolution-- 7,a7 transmitted under    
subsection 7b77#b72 and  7,b7 introduced
 under subsection 7c74  7b7 ,special    
message  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #abj days after the publication of 
any ,cuts1 ,consolidations1 and ,savings
 report prepared by the ,office of      
,management and ,budget1 or any         
successor thereto1 the ,president may   
transmit to ,congress a special message 
to carry out all or part of the         

recommendations contained in the report4
  7#b7 ,proposed legislation ,with a    
special message transmitted under       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,president shall    
include a draft bill or joint resolution
 that would carry out the               
recommendations of the ,president4  7c7 
,introduction  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
majority leader or the minority leader  
of the ,senate and the majority leader  
or the minority leader of the ,house of 
,representatives shall introduce 7by    
request7 a bill or joint resolution     
transmitted to ,congress under          
subsection 7b77#b7 not later than the   
end of the second day of continuous     
session of the ,senate or the ,house of 
,representatives1 respectively1 after   
the date on which the ,president        
transmits the bill or joint resolution4 
7#b7 ,by other ,members ,on and after   
the third day of continuous session of  
the ,senate or the ,house of            
,representatives after the date on which
 a bill or joint resolution is          

transmitted to ,congress under          
subsection 7b77#b71 and if the bill or  
joint resolution has not been introduced
 under paragraph 7#a7 in that ,house1 it
 shall be in order for a ,member of the 
,senate or the ,house of                
,representatives to introduce the bill  
or joint resolution4  7d7 ,referral     
7#a7 ,in general ,in the ,senate and the
 ,house of ,representatives1 a covered  
bill shall be referred to the committee 
or committees of the ,house with subject
 matter jurisdiction over that measure4 
7#b7 ,reporting ,a committee to which a 
covered bill is referred-- 7,a7 shall   
report the covered bill without         
substantive revision2  7,b7 may report  
the covered bill with or without        
recommendation2 and  7,c7 shall report  
the covered bill not later than the     
seventh day of continuous session of    
that ,house after the date of receipt of
 the special message that the covered   
bill accompanied4  7#c7 ,discharge ,if a
 committee fails to report a covered    

bill within the period specified in     
paragraph 7#b77;,c71 the committee shall
 be discharged from further             
consideration of the covered bill and   
the covered bill shall be referred to   
the appropriate calendar of the ,house4 
7e7 ,expedited consideration in the     
,house of ,representatives  7#a7        
,proceeding to consideration  7,a7 ,in  
general ,after each committee authorized
 to consider a covered bill reports it  
to the ,house of ,representatives or has
 been discharged from its consideration1
 it shall be in order to move to proceed
 to consider the covered bill in the    
,house of ,representatives4  7,b7       
,motion ,for a motion to proceed to a   
covered bill-- 7i7 the motion shall be  
highly privileged and shall not be      
debatable2  7ii7 all points of order    
against the motion are waived2  7iii7   
the previous question shall be          
considered as ordered on the motion to  
its adoption without intervening motion2
  7iv7 an amendment to the motion shall 

not be in order2 and  7v7 it shall not  
be in order to move to reconsider the   
vote by which the motion is agreed to or
 disagreed to4  7#b7 ,consideration ,if 
the ,house of ,representatives proceeds 
to consideration of a covered bill--    
7,a7 the covered bill shall be          
considered as read2  7,b7 all points of 
order against the covered bill and      
against its consideration are waived2   
7,c7 the previous question shall be     
considered as ordered on the covered    
bill to its passage without intervening 
motion except #d hours of debate equally
 divided and controlled by the proponent
 and an opponent2  7,d7 a motion further
 to limit debate is in order and shall  
not be debatable2  7,e7 no amendment to 
the covered bill shall be in order2 and 
7,f7 it shall not be in order to move to
 recommit the covered bill or to move to
 reconsider the vote by which the       
covered bill is agreed to or disagreed  
to4  7#c7 ,vote on passage ,the vote on 
passage of a covered bill shall occur-- 

7,a7 immediately following the          
conclusion of the debate on the covered 
bill2 and  7,b7 not later than the tenth
 day of continuous session of the ,house
 of ,representatives after the date on  
which the covered bill is introduced4   
7#d7 ,rules  7,a7 ,appeals ,appeals from
 decisions of the ,chair relating to the
 application of the rules of the ,house 
of ,representatives to the procedure    
relating to a covered bill shall be     
decided without debate4  7,b7 ,other    
rules relating to consideration ,except 
to the extent specifically provided in  
this subsection1 consideration of a     
covered bill shall be governed by the   
,rules of the ,house of                 
,representatives4  7f7 ,expedited       
consideration in the ,senate  7#a7      
,proceeding to consideration  7,a7 ,in  
general ,notwithstanding rule ,,xxii of 
the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 it 
is in order at any time after each      
committee authorized to consider a      
covered bill reports it to the ,senate  

or has been discharged from its         
consideration to move to proceed to the 
consideration of the covered bill4  7,b7
 ,motion ,for a motion to proceed to a  
covered bill-- 7i7 all points of order  
against the covered bill 7and against   
consideration of the covered bill7 are  
waived2  7ii7 the motion is not         
debatable2  7iii7 the motion is not     
subject to a motion to postpone2  7iv7 a
 motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order2  7v7 an amendment
 to the motion shall not be in order2   
and  7vi7 if the motion is agreed to1   
the covered bill shall remain the       
unfinished business until disposed of4  
7#b7 ,consideration ,if the ,senate     
proceeds to consideration of a covered  
bill-- 7,a7 consideration of the covered
 bill1 and on all debatable motions and 
appeals in connection therewith1 shall  
be limited to not more than #aj hours1  
which shall be divided equally between  
the majority and minority leaders or    

their designees2  7,b7 a motion further 
to limit debate is in order and not     
debatable2  7,c7 an amendment to1 a     
motion to postpone1 or a motion to      
recommit the covered bill is not in     
order2  7,d7 a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business is not  
in order2  7,e7 debate on any debatable 
motion or appeal in connection with a   
covered bill shall be limited to not    
more than #a hour1 to be equally divided
 between1 and controlled by1 the mover  
and the manager of the covered bill1    
except that in the event the manager of 
the covered bill is in favor of any such
 motion or appeal1 the time in          
opposition thereto1 shall be controlled 
by the minority leader or a designee2   
and  7,f7 it shall not be in order to   
move to reconsider the vote by which the
 covered bill is agreed to or disagreed 
to4  7#c7 ,vote on passage ,the vote on 
passage of a covered bill shall occur-- 
7,a7 immediately following the          
conclusion of the debate on the covered 

bill1 and a single quorum call at the   
conclusion of the debate if requested in
 accordance with the rules of the       
,senate2 and  7,b7 not later than the   
tenth day of continuous session of the  
,senate after the date on which the     
covered bill is introduced4  7#d7       
,rulings of the chair on procedure      
,appeals from the decisions of the      
,chair relating to the application of   
the rules of the ,senate to the         
procedure relating to a covered bill    
shall be decided without debate4  7g7   
,rules relating to ,senate and ,house of
 ,representatives  7#a7 ,coordination   
with action by other house ,if1 before  
the passage by one ,house of a covered  
bill of that ,house1 that ,house        
receives from the other ,house a covered
 bill--  7,a7 the covered bill of the   
other ,house shall not be referred to a 
committee2 and  7,b7 with respect to the
 covered bill of the ,house receiving   
the resolution--  7i7 the procedure in  
that ,house shall be the same as if no  

covered bill had been received from the 
other ,house2 and  7ii7 the vote on     
passage shall be on the covered bill of 
the other ,house4  7#b7 ,engrossing ,if 
a covered bill is agreed to by the      
,senate or the ,house of                
,representatives1 the ,secretary of the 
,senate or the ,clerk of the ,house of  
,representatives1 respectively1 shall   
cause the covered bill to be engrossed1 
certified1 and transmitted to the other 
,house of ,congress on the same calendar
 day on which the covered bill is agreed
 to4  7h7 ,suspension of procedures ,in 
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives-- 7#a7 a motion to     
suspend the application of this section 
shall not be in order2 and  7#b7 it     
shall not be in order to suspend the    
application of this section by unanimous
 consent4  4  7b7 ,exercise of          
,rulemaking ,powers ,section #ijd of    
such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fba note7 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking and #ajag and inserting #ajac1 

and #ajah2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7d71 
by striking section #aja and inserting  
sections #ajac and #ajah4  7c7          
,conforming ,amendments  7#a7 ,section  
#ajaa of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fhb7  
is amended--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by
 striking #ajac and inserting #ajad2 and
  7,b7 in paragraph 7#e7--  7i7 by      
striking #ajaf and inserting #ajag2 and 
7ii7 by striking #ajag7;b77#a7 and      
inserting #ajah7;b77#a74  7#b7 ,section 
#ajae of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fhe7  
7as redesignated by subsection 7a77 is  
amended-- 7,a7 by striking #ajab or     
#ajac each place it appears and         
inserting #ajab1 #ajac1 or #ajad2  7,b7 
in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in the matter   
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
#ajab and #ajac and inserting #ajab1    
#ajac1 and #ajad2  7ii7 in paragraph    
7#a71 by striking #ajab and inserting   
#ajab or #ajac2 and  7iii7 in paragraph 
7#b71 by striking #ajac and inserting   
#ajad2 and  7,c7 in subsection 7e77#a7--
 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  

and at the end2  7ii7 by redesignating  
subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 
7iii7 in subparagraph 7,c7 7as so       
redesignated71 by striking #ajac and    
inserting #ajad2 and  7iv7 by inserting 
after subparagraph 7,a7 the following3  
7,b7 he has transmitted a special       
message under section #ajac with respect
 to a ,cuts1 ,consolidations1 and       
,savings report2 and  4  7d7 ,clerical  
,amendments ,the table of sections for  
subpart ,b of title ,x of such ,act is  
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating the     
items relating to sections #ajac through
 #ajag as items relating to sections    
#ajad through #ajah2 and  7#b7 by       
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ajab the following new item3   
,sec4 #ajac4 ,expedited consideration of
 certain proposed rescissions4  4  #c4  
,termination ,the authority provided by 
section #ajac of the ,congressional     
,budget and ,impoundment ,control ,act  
of #aigd 7as added by section #b7 shall 
terminate effective on the date of the  

sine die adjournment of ,congress during
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