,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cihb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4 ,flores 7for himself and ,mr4 ,womack7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,rules1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,budget1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd to provide for procedures for establishing discretionary spending limits1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,the ,ever-growing ,wasteful ,and ,reckless ,deficits ,act or the ,,steward ,act4 #b4 ,procedures for establishing discretionary spending limits 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,iii of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd is amended by adding at the end the following3 #caf4 ,procedures ,to ,establish ,limits on ,discretionary ,spending 7a7 ,in general ,upon adoption by ,congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year under section #cja or #cjd that sets forth a discretionary spending limit for that fiscal year1 the chair of the ,committee on the ,budget of the ,house of ,representatives shall introduce the joint resolution described in subsection 7b7 and it shall be in order to consider such joint resolution in the ,house anytime after introduction without intervening motion4 7b7 ,title and text of joint resolution ,the joint resolution described in subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 shall have the following title3 ,a joint resolution amending section #bea7;c7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe to establish the discretionary spending limit for fiscal year 41 for the fiscal year of the applicable concurrent resolution on the budget for the discretionary spending limit2 7#b7 may establish a discretionary spending limit for any of the #i fiscal years following the fiscal year described in paragraph 7#a72 and 7#c7 shall have in the matter after the resolving clause solely the text contained in the separate section described in subsection 7c74 7c7 ,text for discretionary spending limit ,a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year shall include1 as a separate section1 text setting forth an amendment to section #bea7;c7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe to establish a discretionary spending limit for that fiscal year or any of the #i ensuing fiscal years4 7d7 ,expedited consideration in ,house of ,representatives 7#a7 ,proceeding to consideration 7,a7 ,in general ,it shall be in order at any time to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the ,house of ,representatives4 7,b7 ,procedure ,for a motion to proceed to consider the joint resolution-- 7i7 all points of order against the motion are waived2 7ii7 such a motion shall not be in order after the ,house of ,representatives has disposed of a motion to proceed on the joint resolution2 7iii7 the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion2 7iv7 the motion shall not be debatable2 and 7v7 a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order4 7#b7 ,consideration ,when the ,house of ,representatives proceeds to consideration of the joint resolution-- 7,a7 the joint resolution shall be considered as read2 7,b7 all points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration are waived2 7,c7 the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to its passage without intervening motion except #aj hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent2 7,d7 an amendment to the joint resolution shall not be in order2 and 7,e7 a motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order4 7#c7 ,vote on passage ,in the ,house of ,representatives1 the joint resolution shall be agreed to upon a vote of a majority of the ,members present and voting1 a quorum being present4 7e7 ,expedited consideration in ,senate 7#a7 ,placement on calendar ,upon receipt in the ,senate1 the joint resolution shall be placed immediately on the calendar4 7#b7 ,proceeding to consideration 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding rule ,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 it is in order to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution4 7,b7 ,procedure ,for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution-- 7i7 all points of order against the motion 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 and 7v7 if the motion is agreed to1 the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of4 7#c7 ,floor consideration 7,a7 ,in general ,if the ,senate proceeds to consideration of the joint resolution-- 7i7 all points of order against the joint resolution 7and against consideration of the joint resolution7 are waived2 7ii7 consideration of the joint resolution1 and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith1 shall be limited to not more than #cj hours1 which shall be divided equally between the majority and minority leaders or their designees2 7iii7 a motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable2 7iv7 an amendment to1 a motion to postpone1 or a motion to commit the joint resolution is not in order2 and 7v7 a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business is not in order4 7,b7 ,vote on passage ,in the ,senate-- 7i7 the vote on passage shall occur immediately following the conclusion of the consideration of the joint resolution1 and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the ,senate2 and 7ii7 the joint resolution shall be agreed to upon a vote of a majority of the ,members present and voting1 a quorum being present4 7,c7 ,rulings of the chair on procedure ,appeals from the decisions of the ,chair relating to the application of this subsection or the rules of the ,senate1 as the case may be1 to the procedure relating to the joint resolution shall be decided without debate4 7f7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that if a discretionary spending limit for a fiscal year established by any joint resolution pursuant to this section is greater than the baseline level for that fiscal year1 as estimated by the ,congressional ,budget ,office1 an amount equal to the difference should be offset4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #cja7;b7 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#g71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 include the matter described in section #caf4 4 7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents set forth in section #a7;b7 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #cae the following new item3 ,sec4 #caf4 ,procedures to establish limits on discretionary spending4 4