,,ia  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #da  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,april #af1 #bjba ,mr4
 ,k9z+] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,phillips7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ jo9t resolution2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules       
,,jo9t ,,resolution  ,to e/abli% a      
,national ,committee on ,fiscal         
,responsibility & ,re=m4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is jo9t resolution may be cit$ z
 ! ,national ,committee on ,fiscal      
,responsibility & ,re=m ,act ( #bjba4   
#b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( a ,jo9t ,select       
,committee  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is     
e/abli%$ a jo9t select committee (      
,congress to be kn[n z ! ,national      
,committee on ,fiscal ,responsibility & 
,re=m 7h]eaft] kn[n z ! ,committee74    
7b7 ,goal ,! goal ( ! ,committee %all be
 to r$uce ! deficit by at lea/          
#c1bej1jjj1jjj1jjj ov] ! p]iod ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjba to #bjca4  #c4 ,functions ( !
 ,committee ,! functions ( ! ,committee 
are to--  7#a7 inve/igate policies to   
improve ! fiscal situation 9 ! m$ium    

t]m2  7#b7 a*ieve fiscal su/a9ability   
ov] ! long run2  7#c7 propose           
legislation design$ to balance ! budget1
 exclud+ int]e/ paym5ts on ! debt1 by   
#bjca2 &  7#d7 issue a f9al report to ! 
appropriate congressional committees4   
#d4 ,memb]%ip  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!          
,committee %all be compos$ ( #ab memb]s 
appo9t$ pursuant to subsection 7b74  7b7
 ,appo9tm5t ,memb]s ( ! ,committee %all 
be appo9t$ z foll[s3  7#a7 ,! majority  
lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all appo9t ?ree memb]s
 f among ,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,!   
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all appo9t    
?ree memb]s f among ,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate4 
7#c7 ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives %all appo9t ?ree memb]s 
f among ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7#d7 ,! ,speak]1 9    
consultation ) ! m9ority lead]1 ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 %all appo9t    
?ree memb]s f among ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives4  7c7 ,co-,*airs  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,!re %all be f\r ,co-,*airs ( !
 ,committee4 ,! ,co-,*airs %all be      

appo9t$ n lat] ?an #ad cal5d> days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution4
 ,! ,co-*airs %all be select$ by3 7,a7  
,! majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all appo9t
 "o ,co-,*air f among ,memb]s ( !       
,s5ate4  7,b7 ,! m9ority lead] ( !      
,s5ate %all appo9t "o ,co-,*air f among 
,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate4  7,c7 ,! ,speak] ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all appo9t "o 
,co-,*air f among ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives4  7,d7 ,! m9ority lead] 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all appo9t 
"o ,co-,*air f among ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,/aff director  
,! ,co-,*airs1 act+ jo9tly1 %all hire ! 
/aff director ( ! ,committee4  7d7 ,date
 ,memb]s ( ! ,committee %all be appo9t$ 
n lat] ?an #ad cal5d> days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution4  7e7   
,p]iod ( appo9tm5t ,memb]s %all be      
appo9t$ = ! life ( ! ,committee4 ,any   
vacancy 9 ! ,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     

designation 0 made4 ,if a memb] ( !     
,committee ceases to be a ,memb] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate1 z !
 case may be1 ! memb] is no long] a     
memb] ( ! ,committee & a vacancy %all   
exi/4  #e4 ,reports  7a7 ,vote on f9al  
report ,no lat] ?an #cfj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution1 !
 ,committee %all vote on ! approval ( a 
f9al report conta9+ a set (             
recomm5dations to a*ieve ! mission set  
=? 9 ?is resolution4  7b7 ,sup] majority
 requirem5t ,! issuance ( a f9al report 
( ! ,committee %all require ! approval (
 n less ?an #h ( ! #ab memb]s ( !       
,committee4  7c7 ,transmission ( report 
& legislative language ,if ! report &   
legislative language are approv$ by !   
,committee pursuant to subsection 7b71 !
 ,committee %all submit ! ,committee    
report & legislative language describ$ 9
 section #c to ! ,presid5t1 ! ,vice     
,presid5t1 ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 & ! majority & m9ority 
lead]s ( ea* ,h\se ( ,congress4  7d7    

,report & legislative language ,to be   
made public ,^u ! approval or           
disapproval ( ! ,committee report &     
legislative language pursuant to        
subsection 7b71 ! ,committee %all       
promptly make ! full report &           
legislative language1 & a record ( !    
vote1 available to ! public4  #f4       
,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to enable !
 ,committee to ex]cise its p[]s1        
functions1 & duties1 !re are au?oriz$ to
 be disburs$ by ! ,s5ate ! actual &     
necess>y exp5ses ( ! ,committee approv$ 
by ! co-*airs1 subject to ! rules &     
regulations ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se4  7b7  
,exp5ses ,9 c>ry+ out its functions1 !  
,committee is au?oriz$ to incur exp5ses 
9 ! same mann] & "u ! same conditions z 
! ,jo9t ,economic ,committee is au?oriz$
 by section #aa ( ,public ,law #gi-cjd  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbd7;d774  7c7 ,quorum 
,eight memb]s ( ! ,committee %all       
con/itute a quorum = purposes ( vot+ &  
issu+ a f9al report4 ,f\r memb]s ( !    
,committee %all con/itute a quorum =    

conduct+ a he>+ or m>kup4  7d7 ,vot+    
7#a7 ,proxy vot+ ,proxy vot+ %all be    
all[$ on behalf ( ! memb]s ( !          
,committee pursuant to ,h\se & ,s5ate   
rules4  7#b7 ,congressional budget (fice
 e/imates ,! ,congressional ,budget     
,(fice %all provide e/imates ( !        
legislation 9 accordance ) sections     
#cjh7;a7 & #bja7;f7 ( ! ,congressional  
,budget ,act ( #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4      
#fci7;a7 & #fja7;f77 7includ+ e/imates (
 ! effect ( int]e/ paym5t on ! debt74 ,9
 addition1 ! ,congressional ,budget     
,(fice %all provide in=mation on !      
budget>y effect ( ! legislation beyond !
 ye> #bjca4 ,! ,committee may n vote on 
any v]sion ( ! report1 recomm5dations1  
or legislative language unless su*      
e/imates are available = consid]ation by
 all memb]s ( ! ,committee at lea/ #dh  
h\rs prior to ! vote z c]tifi$ by !     
,co-,*airs4  7e7 ,meet+s  7#a7 ,initial 
meet+ ,n lat] ?an #ba cal5d> days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution1 
! ,committee %all hold its fir/ meet+4  

,! ,committee may adopt its rules (     
proc$ure at ?is "t1 :i* %all be publi%$ 
9 ! ,congressional ,record4  7#b7 ,ag5da
 ,! ,co-,*airs ( ! ,committee %all      
provide an ag5da to its memb]s n less   
?an #dh h\rs 9 advance ( any meet+4  7f7
 ,he>+s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,committee    
may1 = ! purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is        
section1 hold su* he>+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 !     
,committee consid]s advisable4  7#b7    
,he>+ proc$ures & responsibilities (    
co-*airs  7,a7 ,ann\ncem5t ,! ,co-,*airs
 ( ! ,committee %all make a public      
ann\ncem5t ( ! date1 place1 "t1 &       
subject matt] ( any he>+ to be conduct$1
 n less ?an #g days 9 advance ( su*     
he>+1 unless all f\r ,co-,*airs det]m9e 
t !re is good cause to beg9 su* he>+ at 
an e>li] date4  7,b7 ,writt5 /atem5t ,a 
witness appe>+ be=e ! ,committee %all   
file a writt5 /atem5t ( propos$ te/imony

 at lea/ #bd h\rs 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  7g7 ,te*nical assi/ance
 ,^u writt5 reque/ ( ! f\r ,co-,*airs1 a
 ,f$]al ag5cy %all provide te*nical     
assi/ance to ! ,committee 9 ord] = !    
,committee to c>ry out its duties4  #g4 
,/aff ( ! ,committee  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,co-,*airs ( ! ,committee may jo9tly    
appo9t & fix ! comp5sation ( /aff z !y  
deem necess>y1 )9 ! guidel9es =         
employees ( ! ,s5ate & foll[+ all       
applicable rules & employm5t requirem5ts
 ( ! ,s5ate4  7b7 ,e?ical /&>ds ,memb]s 
on ! ,committee :o s]ve 9 ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives %all be gov]n$ by !     
e?ics rules & requirem5ts ( ! ,h\se4    
,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate :o s]ve on !         
,committee & /aff ( ! ,committee %all   
comply ) ! e?ics rules ( ! ,s5ate4  #h4 
,exp$it$ consid]ation ( ,committee      
recomm5dations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,if approv$
 by ! majority requir$ by section       

#e7;b71 ! propos$ legislative language  
submitt$ pursuant to section #c %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  7b7 ,consid]ation 9 !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  7#a7 ,ref]ral 
& report+ ,any committee ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives to :i* ! jo9t committee 
bill is ref]r$ %all report x to ! ,h\se 
)\t am5dm5t n lat] ?an #g session days4 
,if a committee fails to report ! jo9t  
committee bill )9 t p]iod1 x %all be 9  
ord] to move t ! ,h\se dis*>ge !        
committee f fur!r consid]ation ( ! bill4
 ,su* a motion %all n be 9 ord] aft] !  
la/ committee au?oriz$ to consid] ! bill
 reports x to ! ,h\se or aft] ! ,h\se   
has dispos$ ( a motion to dis*>ge !     

bill4 ,! previ\s "q %all be consid]$ z  
ord]$ on ! motion to its adoption )\t   
int]v5+ motion except #bj m9utes (      
debate equally divid$ & controll$ by !  
propon5t & an oppon5t4 ,if su* a motion 
is adopt$1 ,h\se %all proce$ imm$iately 
to consid] ! bill 9 accordance ) ?is    
subsection4 ,a motion to reconsid] !    
vote by :i* ! motion is dispos$ ( %all n
 be 9 ord]4  7#b7 ,proce$+ to           
consid]ation ,aft] ! la/ committee      
au?oriz$ to consid] a jo9t committee    
bill reports x to ! ,h\se or has be5    
dis*>g$ 7o!r ?an by motion7 f its       
consid]ation1 x %all be 9 ord] to move  
to proce$ to consid] ! jo9t committee   
bill 9 ! ,h\se4 ,su* a motion %all n be 
9 ord] aft] ! ,h\se has dispos$ ( a     
motion to proce$ ) respect to ! jo9t    
committee bill4 ,! previ\s "q %all be   
consid]$ z ord]$ on ! motion to its     
adoption )\t int]v5+ motion4 ,a motion  
to reconsid] ! vote by :i* ! motion is  
dispos$ ( %all n be 9 ord]4  7#c7       
,consid]ation ,! jo9t committee bill    

%all be consid]$ z read4 ,all po9ts (   
ord] aga9/ ! jo9t committee bill & aga9/
 its consid]ation are waiv$4 ,! previ\s 
"q %all be consid]$ z ord]$ on ! jo9t   
committee bill to its passage )\t       
int]v5+ motion except #b h\rs ( debate  
equally divid$ & controll$ by ! propon5t
 & an oppon5t & "o motion to limit      
debate on ! jo9t committee bill4 ,a     
motion to reconsid] ! vote on passage ( 
! jo9t committee bill %all n be 9 ord]4 
7#d7 ,vote on passage ,! vote on passage
 ( ! jo9t committee bill %all occur n   
lat] ?an #g session days aft] be+       
report$4  7c7 ,exp$it$ ,proc$ure 9 !    
,s5ate  7#a7 ,committee consid]ation ,a 
jo9t committee bill introduc$ 9 ! ,s5ate
 "u subsection 7a7 %all be ref]r$ to !  
committee or committees ( jurisdiction1 
:i* committees %all report ! bill )\t   
any revision & ) a favorable            
recomm5dation1 an unfavorable           
recomm5dation1 or )\t recomm5dation1 n  
lat] ?an #g session days4 ,if any       
committee fails to report ! bill )9 t   

p]iod1 t committee %all be automatically
 dis*>g$ f consid]ation ( ! bill1 & !   
bill %all be plac$ on ! appropriate     
cal5d>4  7#b7 ,motion to proce$ ,not)/&+
 ,rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( !       
,s5ate1 x is 9 ord]1 n lat] ?an #b days 
( session aft] ! date on :i* a jo9t     
committee bill is report$ or on :i*     
,committee7s7 are dis*>g$ f _!          
consid]ation ( ! bill1 = ! majority     
lead] ( ! ,s5ate or ! majority lead]'s  
designee to move to proce$ to !         
consid]ation ( ! jo9t committee bill4 ,x
 %all also be 9 ord] = any ,memb] ( !   
,s5ate to move to proce$ to !           
consid]ation ( ! jo9t committee bill at 
any "t aft] ! conclusion ( su* #b-;day  
p]iod4 ,all po9ts ( ord] aga9/ ! motion 
to proce$ to ! jo9t committee 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 ( ! jo9t committee bill is 
agre$ to1 ! jo9t committee bill %all    
rema9 ! unf9i%$ bus9ess until dispos$ (4
  7#c7 ,consid]ation ,all po9ts ( ord]  
aga9/ ! jo9t committee bill & aga9/     
consid]ation ( ! jo9t committee bill are
 waiv$4 ,consid]ation ( ! jo9t committee
 bill & ( all debatable motions &       
appeals 9 connection !re) %all n exce$ a
 total ( #cj h\rs :i* %all be divid$    
equally betwe5 ! majority & m9ority     
lead]s or _! designees4 ,a motion fur!r 
to limit debate on ! jo9t committee 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 ( ! jo9t committee bill1   
includ+ "t us$ = quorum calls & vot+1   
%all be c\nt$ aga9/ ! total #cj h\rs (  
consid]ation4  7#d7 ,no am5dm5ts ,an    
am5dm5t to ! jo9t committee bill1 or a  

motion to po/pone1 or a motion to proce$
 to ! consid]ation ( o!r bus9ess1 or a  
motion to recommit ! jo9t committee     
bill1 is n 9 ord]4  7#e7 ,vote on       
passage ,if ! ,s5ate has vot$ to proce$ 
to ! jo9t committee bill1 ! vote on     
passage ( ! jo9t committee bill %all    
occur imm$iately foll[+ ! conclusion ( !
 debate on a jo9t committee bill1 & a   
s+le quorum call at ! conclusion ( !    
debate if reque/$4 ,! vote on passage ( 
! committee bill %all occur n lat] ?an  
#g session days4  7#f7 ,rul+s ( ! *air  
on proc$ure ,appeals f ! decisions ( !  
,*air relat+ to ! application ( ! rules 
( ! ,s5ate1 z ! case may be1 to !       
proc$ure relat+ to a jo9t committee bill
 %all be decid$ )\t debate4  7d7        
,am5dm5t ,! jo9t committee bill %all n  
be subject to am5dm5t 9 ei!r ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate4  7e7       
,consid]ation by ! o!r ,h\se  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,if1 be=e pass+ ! ,committee1 "o  
,h\se receives f ! o!r a jo9t committee 
bill--  7,a7 ! jo9t committee bill ( !  

o!r ,h\se n be ref]r$ to a committee2 & 
7,b7 ! proc$ure 9 ! receiv+ ,h\se %all  
be ! same z if no jo9t committee bill _h
 be5 receiv$ f ! o!r ,h\se until ! vote 
on passage1 :5 ! jo9t committee bill    
receiv$ f ! o!r ,h\se %all supplant !   
jo9t committee bill ( ! receiv+ ,h\se4  
7#b7 ,rev5ue measure ,?is subsection    
%all n apply to ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives if ! jo9t committee bill
 receiv$ f ! ,s5ate is a rev5ue measure4
  7f7 ,rules ,to coord9ate action ) o!r 
,h\se  7#a7 ,treatm5t ( jo9t committee  
bill ( o!r h\se ,if ! ,s5ate fails to   
introduce or consid] a jo9t committee   
bill "u ?is section1 ! jo9t committee   
bill ( ! ,h\se %all be entitl$ to       
exp$it$ floor proc$ures "u ?is section4 
7#b7 ,treatm5t ( companion measures 9 ! 
,s5ate ,if foll[+ passage ( ! jo9t      
committee bill 9 ! ,s5ate1 ! ,s5ate !n  
receives ! jo9t committee bill f ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,h\se-pass$ jo9t  
committee bill %all n be debatable4 ,!  
vote on passage ( ! jo9t committee bill 

9 ! ,s5ate %all be consid]$ to be ! vote
 on passage ( ! jo9t committee bill     
receiv$ f ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4    
7#c7 ,vetoes ,if ! ,presid5t vetoes !   
jo9t committee 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  7g7 ,loss ( privilege ,!    
provisions ( ?is section %all cease to  
apply to ! jo9t committee bill if-- 7#a7
 ! ,committee fails to vote on ! report 
or propos$ legislative language requir$ 
"u section #c n lat] ?an #cij days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution2
 or  7#b7 ! jo9t committee bill does n  
pass bo? ,h\ses n lat] ?an #ahj days4   
#i4 ,t]m9ation ,! ,committee %all       
t]m9ate #cj days aft] submitt+ its f9al 
report4  #aj4 ,def9ition ,9 ?is ,act1 ! 
t]m appropriate congressional committees
 means-- 7#a7 ! ,committees on          
,appropriations1 ,ways & ,means1 ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce1 & ,budget ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committees  

on ,appropriations1 ,f9ance1 ,comm]ce1  
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation1 & ,budget ( 
! ,s5ate4