,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eagh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjai,mr4 ,bur*ett 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,case1 & ,mr4 ,womack7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,rules1 & 9 addition to ! 
,committee on ! ,budget1 = a p]iod to be
 subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea*
 case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z 
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !          
,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd to  
provide = proc$ures to meet a t>get     
ratio ( public debt to gross dome/ic    
product1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,re=m+  
,am]ica's ,fiscal ,toolkit ,act ( #bjai 
or ! ,,raft ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,ratio ( 
public debt to ,,gdp includ$ 9 concurr5t
 resolution on ! budget  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #cja7;a7 ( ! ,congressional    
,budget ,act ( #aigd is am5d$ by /rik+ &
 at ! end ( p>agraph 7#f71 by /rik+ !   
p]iod & ins]t+ 2 & at ! end ( p>agraph  

7#g71 & by add+ aft] p>agraph 7#g7 !    
foll[+3  7#h7 ! recomm5d$ ratio ( !     
public debt to ! e/imat$ gross dome/ic  
product4  4  7b7 ,def9ition ( gross     
dome/ic product ,section #c ( !         
,congressional ,budget & ,imp\ndm5t     
,control ,act ( #aigd is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#ab7  
,! t]m gross dome/ic product means !    
gross dome/ic product ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau ( ,economic     
,analysis ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce4  4  
#c4 ,in/ructions to committees on meet+ 
t>get ratio ( public debt to ,,gdp      
includ$ 9 concurr5t resolution on !     
budget  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,iii ( !   
,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #caf4 
,in/ructions = ratio ( ! public debt to 
! e/imat$ gross dome/ic product  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,a concurr5t resolution on !      
budget = an ev5-numb]$ fiscal ye> %all  
ei!r--  7#a7 include in/ructions to "o  
or m committees to det]m9e & recomm5d   
*anges 9 exi/+ law necess>y to a*ieve ! 

ratio ( ! public debt to ! e/imat$ gross
 dome/ic product z set =? 9 t           
resolution2 or  7#b7 reque/ t ! ,speak] 
& ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & majority & m9ority    
lead]s ( ! ,s5ate publi% a /atem5t 9 !  
,congressional ,record e/abli%+ ! ,jo9t 
,select ,committee on ,fiscal           
,responsibility "u section #cag4  7b7   
,compliance ,! committee or committees  
7z ! case may be7 receiv+ in/ructions z 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all be deem$ 
to h compli$ ) ! requir$ net r$uction 9 
! public debt set =? 9 su* in/ructions1 
z requir$ by subsection 7a71 if--  7#a7 
! am\nt ( *anges are n less ?an #hj     
p]c5t ( ! total am\nt ( *anges assign$  
to ! committee or committees 7z ! case  
may be7 9 su* in/ructions necess>y to   
a*ieve ! r$uction 9 ! debt2 &  7#b7 !   
*air ( ! ,committees on ! ,budget ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate1 z  
applicable1 submits a /atem5t to !      
,congressional ,record c]tify+ t        
p>agraph 7#a7 has be5 compli$ )4  7c7   

,failure ,to comply ,! ,committee on !  
,budget ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or !
 ,s5ate %all recomm5d *anges 9 exi/+ law
 necess>y to a*ieve *anges specifi$ by  
directives describ$ 9 subsection 7a7    
conta9$ 9 a concurr5t resolution on !   
budget if a m9ority ( ! committees s    
in/ruct$ fail to submit recomm5d$ *anges
 to its ,committee on ! ,budget pursuant
 to its in/ruction4  7d7 ,,cbo e/imates 
,! ,congressional ,budget ,(fice %all   
provide e/imates ( ! legislative text   
consid]$ "u ?is section 9 accordance )  
sections #cjh7;a7 & #bja7;f74  7e7      
,legislative proc$ure ,if a concurr5t   
resolution conta9+ directives to "o or m
 committees to det]m9e & recomm5d *anges
 9 laws1 bills1 or resolutions is agre$ 
to 9 accordance ) subsection 7a71 &--   
7#a7 only "o committee ( ! ,h\se or !   
,s5ate is direct$ to det]m9e & recomm5d 
*anges1 t committee %all promptly make  
su* det]m9ation & recomm5dations &      
report to its ,h\se legislation conta9+ 
su* recomm5dations2 or  7#b7 m ?an "o   

committee ( ! ,h\se or ! ,s5ate is      
direct$ to det]m9e & recomm5d *anges1   
ea* su* committee s direct$ %all        
promptly make su* det]m9ation &         
recomm5dations & submit su*             
recomm5dations to ! ,committee on !     
,budget ( its ,h\se1 :i* ^u receiv+ all 
su* recomm5dations1 %all report to its  
,h\se legislation c>ry+ out all su*     
recomm5dations4  7f7 ,exp$it$           
consid]ation 9 ! ,s5ate  7#a7 ,motion to
 proce$ ,not)/&+ ,rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+  
,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 x is 9 ord]1 n lat]  
?an #c days ( session aft] ! date on :i*
 a bill is report$ pursuant to          
subsection 7e7 f all committees to :i* x
 0 ref]r$1 = ! majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate
 or ! majority lead]'s designee to move 
to proce$ to ! consid]ation ( ! bill4 ,x
 %all also be 9 ord] = any ,memb] ( !   
,s5ate to move to proce$ to !           
consid]ation ( ! bill at any "t aft] !  
conclusion ( su* #b-;day p]iod4 ,a      
motion to proce$ is 9 ord] ev5 ?\gh a   
previ\s motion to ! same effect has be5 

disagre$ to4 ,all po9ts ( ord] aga9/ !  
motion to proce$ to ! bill are waiv$4 ,!
 motion to proce$ is n debatable4 ,!    
motion is n subject to a motion to      
po/pone4 ,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 ( ! bill is    
agre$ to1 ! bill %all rema9 ! unf9i%$   
bus9ess until dispos$ (4  7#b7          
,consid]ation ,all po9ts ( ord] aga9/ ! 
bill & aga9/ consid]ation ( ! bill are  
waiv$4 ,consid]ation ( ! bill & ( all   
debatable motions & appeals 9 connection
 !re) %all n exce$ a total ( #bj h\rs   
:i* %all be divid$ equally betwe5 !     
majority & m9ority lead]s or _!         
designees4 ,a motion fur!r to limit     
debate on ! bill is 9 ord]1 %all require
 an affirmative vote ( ?ree-fif?s ( !   
,memb]s duly *os5 & sworn1 & is n       
debatable4 ,any debatable motion or     
appeal is debatable = n to exce$ #a h\r1
 to be divid$ equally betwe5 ^? favor+ &
 ^? oppos+ ! motion or appeal4 ,all "t  

us$ = consid]ation ( ! bill1 includ+ "t 
us$ = quorum calls & vot+1 %all be c\nt$
 aga9/ ! total #bj h\rs ( consid]ation4 
7#c7 ,am5dm5ts ,x %all n be 9 ord] 9 !  
,s5ate to (f] any am5dm5ts4  7#d7 ,vote 
on passage ,passage ( ! bill %all       
require an affirmative vote ( a simple  
majority ( ! ,memb]s1 duly *os5 & sworn4
  7#e7 ,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 bill %all be decid$ )\t debate4  7g7  
,consid]ation by ! ,s5ate  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,if1 be=e pass+ ! bill "u ?is section1 
! ,s5ate receives f ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a bill--  7,a7 ! bill ( 
! ,h\se %all n be ref]r$ to a committee 
( jurisdiction2 &  7,b7 ! proc$ure 9 !  
,s5ate %all be ! same z if no bill _h   
be5 receiv$ f ! ,h\se until ! vote on   
passage1 :5 ! bill receiv$ f ! ,h\se    
%all supplant ! bill ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7  
,rules to coord9ate action  7,a7        
,treatm5t ( bill ,if ! ,s5ate fails to  

introduce or consid] a bill "u ?is      
section1 ! bill ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives %all be entitl$ to      
exp$it$ floor proc$ures4  7,b7 ,vetoes  
,if ! ,presid5t vetoes ! bill1 debate on
 a veto message 9 ! ,s5ate "u ?is       
section %all be #a h\r equally divid$   
betwe5 ! majority & m9ority lead]s or _!
 designees4  #cag4 ,jo9t ,select        
,committee on ,fiscal ,responsibility   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,if by ! e>li] ( ! date 
t a /atem5t is publi%$ "u section       
#caf7;a77#b7 or ! date t is ! la/ day ( 
! fir/ session ( any ,congress 7beg9n+ )
 ! ,"o ,hundr$ ,sev5te5? ,congress7 a   
bill is n enact$ into law pursuant to   
section #caf1 !re is e/abli%$ a jo9t    
committee ( ,congress to be kn[n z !    
,jo9t ,select ,committee on ,fiscal     
,responsibility4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,jo9t committee ,! t]m   
jo9t committee means ! ,jo9t ,select    
,committee on ,fiscal ,responsibility   
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,jo9t 
committee bill ,! t]m jo9t committee    

bill means a bill consi/+ ( !           
legislative text ( ! jo9t committee     
recomm5d$ "u subsection 7d77#a77;,b74   
7c7 ,duties2 compliance2 recomm5dations 
7#a7 ,duties ,! duty ( ! jo9t committee 
%all be to recomm5d *anges 9 exi/+ law  
to a*ieve ! ratio ( ! public debt to !  
e/imat$ gross dome/ic product 9 ! mo/   
rec5tly adopt$ concurr5t resolution on !
 budget4  7#b7 ,compliance ,! jo9t      
committee %all be deem$ to h compli$ ) !
 requir$ net r$uction 9 ! public debt   
set =? 9 ! in/ructions 9 ! mo/ rec5tly  
adopt$ concurr5t resolution on ! budget1
 z requir$ by section #caf ( !          
,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd 7z  
add$ by section #cja7;b77#a77--  7,a7 if
 ! am\nt ( *anges are n less ?an #hj    
p]c5t ( ! total am\nt ( *anges necess>y 
to a*ieve ! r$uction 9 ! debt2 &  7,b7 !
 *airs ( ! ,committees on ! ,budget ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate      
jo9tly submit a /atem5t to !            
,congressional ,record c]tify+ t        
subp>agraph 7,a7 has be5 compli$ )4  7d7

 ,report1 recomm5dations1 & legislative 
text  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,by ,april #cj ( an 
odd-numb]$ ye>1 ! jo9t committee %all   
vote on-- 7,a7 a report t conta9s a     
detail$ /atem5t ( ! f9d+s1 conclusions1 
& recomm5dations ( ! jo9t committee & an
 e/imate ( ! ,congressional ,budget     
,(fice pursuant to p>agraph 7#f72 &     
7,b7 legislative text to c>ry out su*   
recomm5dations z describ$ 9 ! duties set
 =? 9 subsection 7c77#a74  7#b7         
,approval ,! report ( ! jo9t committee &
 ! legislative text describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a7 %all only be approv$ ^u receiv+ !  
votes (--  7,a7 a majority ( jo9t       
committee memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! lead] ( ! 
,s5ate ( ! same political p>ty z !      
,speak]2 &  7,b7 a majority ( jo9t      
committee memb]s appo9t$ by ! m9ority   
lead] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !   
lead] ( ! ,s5ate ( ! same political p>ty
 z ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,additional views
 ,a memb] ( ! jo9t committee :o gives   

notice ( an int5tion to file            
supplem5tal1 m9ority1 or additional     
views at ! "t ( ! f9al jo9t committee   
vote on ! approval ( ! report &         
legislative language "u p>agraph 7#b7   
%all be entitl$ to #b cal5d> days aft] !
 day ( su* notice 9 :i* to file su*     
views 9 writ+ ) ! co-*airs4 ,su* views  
%all !n be includ$ 9 ! jo9t committee   
report & pr9t$ 9 ! same volume1 or "p   
!re(1 & _! inclusion %all be not$ on !  
cov] ( ! report4 ,9 ! abs5ce ( timely   
notice1 ! jo9t committee report may be  
pr9t$ & transmitt$ imm$iately )\t su*   
views4  7#d7 ,transmission ( report &   
legislative text ,if ! report &         
legislative text are approv$ by ! jo9t  
committee pursuant to p>agraph 7#b71 !n 
n lat] ?an #aj days aft] ! date ( su*   
approval1 ! jo9t committee %all submit  
its report & legislative text describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 to ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives & ! majority & m9ority  
lead]s ( ea* ,h\se ( ,congress4  7#e7   
,report & legislative language to be    

made public ,^u ! approval or           
disapproval ( ! jo9t committee report & 
legislative text pursuant to p>agraph   
7#b71 ! jo9t committee %all promptly    
make ! full report & legislative text1 &
 a record ( ! vote1 available to !      
public4  7#f7 ,,cbo e/imates ,!         
,congressional ,budget ,(fice %all      
provide e/imates ( ! legislative text   
consid]$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 accordance )
 sections #cjh7;a7 & #bja7;f74  7#g7    
,legislative proc$ure ,! proc$ures "u   
section #caf %all apply to any          
legislative text submitt$ "u p>agraph   
7#a71 except t subsection 7f77#d7 ( su* 
section %all be appli$ by sub/itut+     
?ree-fif?s = a simple majority4  7e7    
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! jo9t        
committee %all be compos$ ( #af memb]s  
appo9t$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7
 ,appo9tm5t ,memb]s ( ! jo9t committee  
%all be z foll[s3  7,a7 ,f\r memb]s f   
among ,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate1 ( :i* "o %all 
be a memb] ( ! ,committee on ,f9ance &  
"o %all be a memb] ( ! ,committee on !  

,budget1 appo9t$ by ! majority lead] ( !
 ,s5ate4  7,b7 ,f\r memb]s f among      
,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate1 ( :i* "o %all be a  
memb] ( ! ,committee on ,f9ance & "o    
%all be a memb] ( ! ,committee on !     
,budget1 appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( ! 
,s5ate4  7,c7 ,f\r memb]s f among       
,memb]s ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 (  
:i* "o %all be a memb] ( ! ,committee on
 ,ways & ,means & "o %all be a memb] ( !
 ,committee on ! ,budget1 appo9t$ by !  
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4    
7,d7 ,f\r memb]s f among ,memb]s ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ( :i* "o %all  
be a memb] ( ! ,committee on ,ways &    
,means & "o %all be a memb] ( !         
,committee on ! ,budget1 appo9t$ by !   
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives aft]
 consultation ) ! m9ority lead] ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,deadl9e 
,memb]s ( ! jo9t committee %all be      
appo9t$ n lat] ?an #ae cal5d> days aft] 
! date ( ! e/abli%m5t ( ! jo9t committee
 "u ?is section4 ,any vacancy occurr+ 9 
! memb]%ip ( ! jo9t committee %all be   

fill$ 9 ! same mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al    
appo9tm5t 0 made4  7#d7 ,co-*airs ,two (
 ! appo9t$ memb]s ( ! jo9t committee w  
s]ve z co-*airs1 "o ( :i* %all be a     
memb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & "o (
 :i* %all be a memb] ( ! ,s5ate4 ,"o    
co-*air %all be appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! lead] 9 !  
,s5ate ( ! same political p>ty z !      
,speak]4 ,! o!r co-*air %all be appo9t$ 
by ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! lead] 9 ! ,s5ate ( !
 same political p>ty z ! m9ority lead] (
 ! ,h\se4 ,! co-*airs %all be appo9t$ n 
lat] ?an #ad cal5d> days aft] ! memb]s (
 ! jo9t committee are appo9t$ "u ?is    
subsection4  7#e7 ,vacancies ,any       
vacancy 9 ! jo9t committee %all n affect
 its p[]s1 b %all be fill$ n lat] ?an   
#ad cal5d> days aft] ! date on :i* !    
vacancy occurs1 9 ! same mann] z !      
orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made4 ,if a memb] ( 
! jo9t committee ceases to be a ,memb] (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate1 
z ! case may be1 ! memb] is no long] a  

memb] ( ! jo9t committee & a vacancy    
%all exi/4  7f7 ,he>+s & meet+s  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! jo9t committee may1 = !       
purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is section1 hold   
su* he>+s & meet+s1 sit & act at su*    
times & places1 require att5dance (     
witnesses & production ( books1 pap]s1 &
 docum5ts1 take su* te/imony1 receive   
su* evid5ce1 & adm9i/] su* oa?s z ! jo9t
 committee consid]s advisable4  7#b7    
,he>+ & meet+ proc$ures &               
responsibilities ( co-*airs  7,a7 ,he>+s
 ,! co-*airs ( ! jo9t committee %all    
make a public ann\ncem5t ( ! date1      
place1 "t1 & subject matt] ( any he>+ to
 be conduct$1 n less ?an #g days 9      
advance ( su* he>+1 unless ! co-*airs   
det]m9e t !re is good cause to beg9 su* 
he>+ at an e>li] date4  7i7 ,equal      
repres5tation ( witnesses ,ea* co-*air  
%all be entitl$ to select an equal numb]
 ( witnesses = ea* he>+ held by ! jo9t  
committee4  7ii7 ,writt5 /atem5t ,a     
witness appe>+ be=e ! jo9t committee    
%all file a writt5 /atem5t ( propos$    

te/imony at lea/ #b cal5d> days be=e !  
appe>ance ( ! witness1 unless !         
requirem5t is waiv$ by ! co-*airs1      
foll[+ _! det]m9ation t !re is good     
cause = failure to comply ) su*         
requirem5t4  7,b7 ,meet+s ,! co-*airs ( 
! jo9t committee %all make a public     
ann\ncem5t ( ! date1 place1 & "t ( any  
public meet+ to be held1 n less ?an #dh 
h\rs 9 advance ( t meet+4  7#c7 ,memb]  
involvem5t ,if ! co-*airs are unable to 
agree on a date1 place1 "t1 or subject  
matt] ) respect to a he>+ or meet+1 a   
majority ( ! memb]s ( ! jo9t committee  
may decide 79 writ+7 su* issue & notify 
all su* memb]s ( ! decision4  7g7       
,te*nical assi/ance ,^u writt5 reque/ ( 
! co-*airs1 a ,f$]al ag5cy1 includ+     
legislative bran* ag5cies1 %all provide 
te*nical assi/ance to ! jo9t committee 9
 ord] = ! jo9t committee to c>ry out its
 duties4  7h7 ,/aff+ ,to enable ! jo9t  
committee to c>ry out ! purposes ( ?is  
section1 ! jo9t committee %all use !    
s]vices ( exi/+ /aff ( ! ,h\se (        

,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate4  7i7        
,exp5ses ,exp5ses ( ! jo9t committee    
%all be paid f-- 7#a7 ! applicable      
acc\nts ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ^u  
v\*]s sign$ by ! co-*air ( ! jo9t       
committee :o is appo9t$ by ! ,speak]2 & 
7#b7 ! cont+5t fund ( ! ,s5ate f !      
appropriations acc\nt ,miscellane\s     
,items1 subject to ! rules & regulations
 ( ! ,s5ate4  7j7 ,t]m9ation ,! jo9t    
committee %all cease to exi/ #cj days   
aft] legislative text is submitt$ "u    
subsection 7d77#a74  4  7b7 ,cl]ical    
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts set =? 9     
section #a7;b7 ( ! ,congressional       
,budget & ,imp\ndm5t ,control ,act (    
#aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fba note7 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section 
#cae ! foll[+ new items3  #caf4         
,in/ructions = ratio ( ! public debt to 
! e/imat$ gross dome/ic product4 #cag4  
,jo9t ,select ,committee on ,fiscal     
,responsibility4  4