,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ab   
7legislative day1 ,january #aj71        
#bjbb,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4       
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,scott of 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,young1   
and ,mr4 ,daines7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,rules   
and ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
create a point of order against spending
 that will increase inflation unless    
inflation is not greater than #d4e      
percent1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,inflation ,prevention ,act4  #b4   
,point of order against spending that   
will increase inflation until inflation 
is not greater than #d4e percent  7a7   
,point of order  7#a7 ,in general ,in   
the ,senate1 it shall not be in order to
 consider a provision in a bill1 joint  

resolution1 motion1 amendment1 amendment
 between the ,houses1 or conference     
report that provides new budget         
authority and that is estimated to      
result in an increase in the ,consumer  
,price ,index for ,all ,urban           
,consumers1 as published by the ,bureau 
of ,labor ,statistics1 unless the       
annualized rate of increase in the      
,consumer ,price ,index for ,all ,urban 
,consumers most recently published by   
the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics is not
 more than #d4e percent4  7#b7 ,point of
 order sustained ,if a point of order is
 made by a ,senator against a provision 
described in paragraph 7#a71 and the    
point of order is sustained by the      
,chair1 that provision shall be stricken
 from the measure and may not be offered
 as an amendment from the floor4  7#c7  
,determination of effect on inflation   
7,a7 ,in general ,the estimated amount  
of the increase in the ,consumer ,price 
,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers1 if   
any1 for purposes of this section shall 

be determined based on estimates        
prepared by the ,congressional ,budget  
,office4  7,b7 ,provision of estimates  
,upon request by a ,member of ,congress1
 the ,congressional ,budget ,office     
shall prepare an estimate of the effect 
on the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,all 
,urban ,consumers of the provisions in a
 bill1 joint resolution1 motion1        
amendment1 amendment between the        
,houses1 or conference report that      
provide new budget authority4  7b7 ,form
 of the point of order ,a point of order
 under subsection 7a77#a7 may be raised 
by a ,senator as provided in section    
#cac7;e7 of the ,congressional ,budget  
,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;e774  
7c7 ,conference reports ,when the       
,senate is considering a conference     
report on1 or an amendment between the  
,houses in relation to1 a bill or joint 
resolution1 upon a point of order being 
made by any ,senator pursuant to        
subsection 7a77#a71 and such point of   
order being sustained1 such material    

contained in such conference report or  
,house amendment shall be stricken1 and 
the ,senate shall proceed to consider   
the question of whether the ,senate     
shall recede from its amendment and     
concur with a further amendment1 or     
concur in the ,house amendment with a   
further amendment1 as the case may be1  
which further amendment shall consist of
 only that portion of the conference    
report or ,house amendment1 as the case 
may be1 not so stricken4 ,any such      
motion in the ,senate shall be          
debatable4 ,in any case in which such   
point of order is sustained against a   
conference report 7or ,senate amendment 
derived from such conference report by  
operation of this subsection71 no       
further amendment shall be in order4    
7d7 ,supermajority waiver and appeal ,in
 the ,senate1 this section may be waived
 or suspended only by an affirmative    
vote of three-fifths of the ,members1   
duly chose and sworn4 ,an affirmative   
vote of three-fifths of ,members of the 

,senate1 duly chosen and sworn shall be 
required to sustain an appeal of the    
ruling of the ,chair on a point of order
 raised under this section4  #c4        
,notification  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,congressional ,budget ,office shall    
notify ,congress if the annualized rate 
of increase in the ,consumer ,price     
,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers is    
greater than #d4e percent4  7b7         
,submission ,the ,congressional ,budget 
,office may submit the certification    
required under subsection 7a7 as part of
 another report required to be submitted
 to ,congress4