,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #a1 #bjba,mr4     
,da9es 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4     
,ern/1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4    
,johnson1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 
,toomey1 & ,mr4 ,portman7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,rules &             
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit  
e>m>ks4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,e>m>k ,elim9ation ,act (   
#bjba4  #b4 ,prohibition on e>m>ks  7a7 
,bills & jo9t resolutions1 am5dm5ts1    
am5dm5ts betwe5 ! ,h\ses1 & conf]5ce    
reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all n be 9   
ord] 9 ! ,s5ate to consid] a bill1 jo9t 
resolution1 motion1 am5dm5t1 am5dm5t    
betwe5 ! ,h\ses1 or conf]5ce report t   
includes an e>m>k4  7#b7 ,proc$ure  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,^u a po9t ( ord] be+ made by 
any ,s5ator "u p>agraph 7#a7 aga9/ an   
e>m>k1 & su* po9t ( ord] be+ su/a9$1 su*
 e>m>k %all be /rick54  7,b7 ,=m ( !    
po9t ( ord] ,a po9t ( ord] "u p>agraph  

7#a7 may be rais$ by a ,s5ator z provid$
 9 section #cac7;e7 ( ! ,congressional  
,budget ,act ( #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4      
#fdd7;e774  7b7 ,conf]5ce report &      
am5dm5t betwe5 ! ,h\ses proc$ure ,:5 !  
,s5ate is consid]+ a conf]5ce report1 or
 an am5dm5t betwe5 ! ,h\ses-- 7#a7 ^u a 
po9t ( ord] be+ made by any ,s5ator "u  
subsection 7a7 ) respect to "o or m     
e>m>ks1 & su* po9t ( ord] be+ su/a9$1   
su* e>m>ks %all be /rick52 &  7#b7 aft] 
all po9ts ( ord] "u subsection 7a7 h be5
 dispos$ (-- 7,a7 ! ,s5ate %all proce$  
to consid] ! "q ( :e!r ! ,s5ate %all    
rec$e f its am5dm5t & concur ) a fur!r  
am5dm5t1 or concur 9 ! ,h\se am5dm5t ) a
 fur!r am5dm5t1 z ! case may be1 :i*    
fur!r am5dm5t %all consi/ ( only t      
portion ( ! conf]5ce report or ,h\se    
am5dm5t1 z ! case may be1 n s /rick52   
7,b7 any su* motion 9 ! ,s5ate %all be  
debatable "u ! same conditions z 0 !    
conf]5ce report or am5dm5t betwe5 !     
,h\ses2 &  7,c7 9 any case 9 :i* su*    
po9t ( ord] is su/a9$ 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  7c7 ,waiv]2 appeal ,a po9t ( ord]
 "u subsection 7a7 may be waiv$ only by 
an affirmative vote ( two-?irds ( !     
,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate1 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  7d7 ,def9itions  7#a7 
,e>m>k ,= ! purpose ( ?is section1 ! t]m
 e>m>k means a provision or report      
language-- 7,a7 includ$ prim>ily at !   
reque/ ( a ,s5ator or ,memb] ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives t provides1 au?orizes1 
or recomm5ds a specific am\nt (         
discretion>y budget au?ority1 cr$it     
au?ority1 or o!r sp5d+ au?ority = a     
contract1 loan1 loan gu>antee1 grant1   
loan au?ority1 or o!r exp5diture ) or to
 an entity1 or t>get$ to a specific     
,/ate1 locality or ,congressional       
di/rict1 o!r ?an ?r\gh a /atutory or    

adm9i/rative =mula-driv5 or competitive 
aw>d process2  7,b7 t-- 7i7 provides a  
,f$]al tax d$uction1 cr$it1 exclusion1  
or pref]5ce to a p>ticul> b5efici>y or  
limit$ gr\p ( b5efici>ies "u ! ,int]nal 
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf2 &  7ii7 conta9s  
eligibility crit]ia t are n uni=m 9     
application ) respect to pot5tial       
b5efici>ies ( su* provision2 or  7,c7 t 
modifies ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates 9 a mann] t b5efits t5 or 
few] entities4  7#b7 ,det]m9ation by !  
,s5ate ,9 ! ev5t ! ,*air is unable to   
asc]ta9 :e!r a provision ) respect to   
:i* a ,s5ator raises a po9t ( ord] "u   
subsection 7a7 con/itutes an e>m>k1 ! "q
 ( :e!r ! provision con/itutes an e>m>k 
%all be submitt$ to ! ,s5ate & be decid$
 )\t debate4  7e7 ,application ,?is     
section %all n apply to any au?orization
 ( appropriations to a ,f$]al entity if 
su* au?orization is n specifically      
t>get$ to a ,/ate1 locality1 or         
congressional di/rict4