,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #f1 #bjbb,mr4   
,braun 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,scott (        
,florida1 & ,mr4 ,cruz7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,budget  ,a ,,bill 
,to require balanc$ budgets 9 concurr5t 
resolutions on ! budget1 to e/abli%     
limits on ! waiv] ( budget po9ts ( ord]1
 & to prev5t appropriations 9 excess ( !
 am\nt au?oriz$ to be appropriat$4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,fight ,inflation ,?r\gh ,balanc$       
,budgets ,act4  #b4 ,po9t ( ord] aga9/  
budget resolutions t d n include a      
balanc$ budget  7a7 ,po9t ( ,ord] ,x    
%all n be 9 ord] 9 ! ,s5ate to consid] a
 concurr5t resolution on ! budget t does
 n r$uce ! deficit to z]o on or be=e !  
end ( ! #i? fiscal ye> aft] ! budget    
ye>4  7b7 ,waiv] & appeal ,subsection   
7a7 may be waiv$ or susp5d$ 9 ! ,s5ate  
only by an affirmative vote ( two-?irds 
( ! ,memb]s1 duly *os5 & sworn4 ,an     

affirmative vote ( two-?irds ( ! ,memb]s
 ( ! ,s5ate1 duly *os5 & sworn1 %all be 
requir$ to su/a9 an appeal ( ! rul+ ( ! 
,*air on a po9t ( ord] rais$ "u         
subsection 7a74  #c4 ,limits on waiv] ( 
budget po9ts ( ord]  7a7 ,def9ition ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m budget po9t ( ord]   
means a po9t ( ord] "u ! ,congressional 
,budget & ,imp\ndm5t ,control ,act (    
#aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fba et seq471 !    
,balanc$ ,budget & ,em]g5cy ,deficit    
,control ,act ( #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijj
 et seq471 ! ,/atutory ,pay-,z-,y-,g    
,act ( #bjaj 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ica et      
seq471 a concurr5t resolution on !      
budget1 or ?is ,act4  7b7 ,prohibition  
on waiv+ multiple po9ts ( ord] ,9 !     
,s5ate1 x %all n be 9 ord] to move to   
waive m ?an #a budget po9t ( ord] )     
respect to a bill1 jo9t resolution1     
motion1 am5dm5t1 am5dm5t betwe5 !       
,h\ses1 or conf]5ce report z "p ( a s+le
 motion1 includ+ a motion to waive all  
applicable budget po9ts ( ord]4  7c7    
,prohibition on preemptive waiv]s ,9 !  

,s5ate1 x %all n be 9 ord] to move to   
waive or susp5d a budget po9t ( ord] )  
respect to a bill1 jo9t resolution1     
motion1 am5dm5t1 am5dm5t betwe5 !       
,h\ses1 or conf]5ce report unless !     
budget po9t ( ord] has be5 specifically 
rais$ by a ,s5ator4  7d7 ,no waiv] ,x   
%all n be 9 ord] to move to waive or    
susp5d ?is section4  #d4 ,po9t ( ord]   
aga9/ appropriations 9 excess ( ! am\nt 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$  7a7 ,po9t ( 
ord]  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! ,s5ate1 x %all 
n be 9 ord] to consid] a provision 9 a  
bill1 jo9t resolution1 motion1 am5dm5t1 
am5dm5t betwe5 ! ,h\ses1 or conf]5ce    
report t w\ld cause ! total am\nt (     
funds appropriat$ = a program1 project1 
or activity to exce$ ! am\nt au?oriz$ to
 be appropriat$ 9 /atute = ! program1   
project1 or activity = ! fiscal ye>4 ,= 
purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 if !re is n an 
au?orization ( appropriations 9 /atute =
 a program1 project1 or activity = a    
fiscal ye>1 ! am\nt au?oriz$ to be      
appropriat$ %all be #j4  7#b7 ,po9t (   

ord] su/a9$ ,if a po9t ( ord] is made by
 a ,s5ator aga9/ a provision describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 & ! po9t ( ord] is su/a9$
 by ! ,*air1 t provision %all be /rick5 
f ! measure & may n be (f]$ z an am5dm5t
 f ! floor4  7b7 ,=m ( ! po9t ( ord] ,a 
po9t ( ord] "u subsection 7a77#a7 may be
 rais$ by a ,s5ator z provid$ 9 section 
#cac7;e7 ( ! ,congressional ,budget ,act
 ( #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;e774  7c7  
,conf]5ce reports ,:5 ! ,s5ate is       
consid]+ a conf]5ce report on1 or an    
am5dm5t betwe5 ! ,h\ses 9 relation to1 a
 bill or jo9t resolution1 ^u a po9t (   
ord] be+ made by any ,s5ator pursuant to
 subsection 7a77#a71 & su* po9t ( ord]  
be+ su/a9$1 su* mat]ial conta9$ 9 su*   
conf]5ce report or ,h\se am5dm5t %all be
 /rick51 & ! ,s5ate %all proce$ to      
consid] ! "q ( :e!r ! ,s5ate %all rec$e 
f its am5dm5t & concur ) a fur!r        
am5dm5t1 or concur 9 ! ,h\se am5dm5t ) a
 fur!r am5dm5t1 z ! case may be1 :i*    
fur!r am5dm5t %all consi/ ( only t      
portion ( ! conf]5ce report or ,h\se    

am5dm5t1 z ! case may be1 n s /rick54   
,any su* motion 9 ! ,s5ate %all be      
debatable4 ,9 any case 9 :i* su* po9t ( 
ord] is su/a9$ aga9/ a conf]5ce report  
7or ,s5ate am5dm5t d]iv$ f su* conf]5ce 
report by op]ation ( ?is subsection71 no
 fur!r am5dm5t %all be 9 ord]4  7d7     
,sup]majority waiv] & appeal ,9 !       
,s5ate1 ?is section may be waiv$ or     
susp5d$ only by an affirmative vote (   
?ree-fif?s ( ! ,memb]s1 duly *ose &     
sworn4 ,an affirmative vote ( ?ree-fif?s
 ( ,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate1 duly *os5 & sworn
 %all be requir$ to su/a9 an appeal ( ! 
rul+ ( ! ,*air on a po9t ( ord] rais$ "u
 ?is section4