,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ag          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71       
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &     
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
congressional approval = all capital    
exp5ditures reque/$ by ! ,f$]al ,res]ve1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,res]ve    
,acc\ntability = ,major ,exp5ditures    
,act or ! ,,frame ,act4  #b4 ,jo9t      
resolution ( disapproval = ,f$]al       
,res]ve capital exp5ditures  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
! ,f$]al ,res]ve may n make any capital 
exp5diture 9 excess ( #ajj1jjj1jjj if1  
)9 #fj cal5d> days aft] ! date on :i*   
,congress receives a reque/ = su*       
capital exp5diture1 !re is enact$ into  
law a jo9t resolution disapprov+ !      
capital exp5diture4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( jo9t
 resolution ,= ! purpose ( ?is section1 

! t]m jo9t resolution means only a jo9t 
resolution-- 7#a7 t is introduc$ n lat] 
?an #c cal5d> days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
reque/ describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 is     
receiv$ by ,congress2  7#b7 :i* does n h
 a preamble2  7#c7 ! title ( :i* is z   
foll[s3 8,jo9t resolution relat+ to !   
disapproval ( ,f$]al ,res]ve capital    
exp5diture "u ! ,,frame ,act02 &  7#d7 !
 matt] aft] ! resolv+ clause ( :i* is z 
foll[s3 8,t ,congress disapproves !     
capital exp5diture404  7c7 ,fa/ track   
consid]ation 9 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
7#a7 ,report+ & dis*>ge ,any committee (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to :i* a jo9t
 resolution is ref]r$ %all report x to !
 ,h\se n lat] ?an #bj cal5d> days aft] !
 date ( receipt ( ! reque/ describ$ 9   
subsection 7a74 ,if a committee fails to
 report ! jo9t resolution )9 t p]iod1 ! 
committee %all be dis*>g$ f fur!r       
consid]ation ( ! jo9t resolution & !    
jo9t resolution %all be ref]r$ to !     
appropriate cal5d>4  7#b7 ,proce$+ to   
consid]ation ,aft] ea* committee        

au?oriz$ to consid] a jo9t resolution   
reports x to ! ,h\se or has be5 dis*>g$ 
f its consid]ation1 x %all be 9 ord]1 n 
lat] ?an ! #bd? day aft] ,congress      
receives a reque/ describ$ 9 subsection 
7a71 to move to proce$ to consid] ! jo9t
 resolution 9 ! ,h\se4 ,all po9ts ( ord]
 aga9/ ! motion are waiv$4 ,su* a motion
 %all n be 9 ord] aft] ! ,h\se has      
dispos$ ( a motion to proce$ on ! jo9t  
resolution4 ,! previ\s "q %all be       
consid]$ z ord]$ on ! motion to its     
adoption )\t int]v5+ motion4 ,! motion  
%all n be debatable4 ,a motion to       
reconsid] ! vote by :i* ! motion is     
dispos$ ( %all n be 9 ord]4  7#c7       
,consid]ation ,! jo9t resolution %all be
 consid]$ z read4 ,all po9ts ( ord]     
aga9/ ! jo9t resolution & aga9/ its     
consid]ation are waiv$4 ,! previ\s "q   
%all be consid]$ z ord]$ on ! jo9t      
resolution to its passage )\t int]v5+   
motion except two h\rs ( debate equally 
divid$ & controll$ by ! propon5t & an   
oppon5t4 ,a motion to reconsid] ! vote  

on passage ( ! jo9t resolution %all n be
 9 ord]4  7d7 ,fa/ track consid]ation 9 
,s5ate  7#a7 ,placem5t on cal5d> ,^u    
introduction 9 ! ,s5ate1 a jo9t         
resolution %all be plac$ imm$iately on !
 cal5d>4  7#b7 ,floor consid]ation  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ ,rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+
 ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 x is 9 ord] at any  
"t dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! #af? day    
aft] ! date on :i* ,congress receives a 
reque/ describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 & end+ 
on ! #bd? day aft] ! date on :i*        
,congress receives a reque/ describ$ 9  
subsection 7a7 7ev5 ?\gh a previ\s      
motion to ! same effect has be5 disagre$
 to7 to move to proce$ to ! consid]ation
 ( ! jo9t resolution1 & all po9ts ( ord]
 aga9/ ! jo9t resolution 7& aga9/       
consid]ation ( ! jo9t resolution7 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 ( ! resolution is agre$ to1
 ! jo9t resolution %all rema9 ! unf9i%$ 
bus9ess until dispos$ (4  7,b7 ,debate  
,debate on ! jo9t resolution1 & on all  
debatable motions & appeals 9 connection
 !re)1 %all be limit$ to n m ?an #aj    
h\rs1 :i* %all be divid$ equally betwe5 
! majority & m9ority lead]s or _!       
designees4 ,a motion fur!r to limit     
debate is 9 ord] & n debatable4 ,an     
am5dm5t to1 or a motion to po/pone1 or a
 motion to proce$ to ! consid]ation (   
o!r bus9ess1 or a motion to recommit !  
jo9t resolution is n 9 ord]4  7,c7 ,vote
 on passage ,! vote on passage %all     
occur imm$iately foll[+ ! conclusion ( !
 debate on a jo9t resolution1 & a s+le  
quorum call at ! conclusion ( ! debate  
if reque/$ 9 accordance ) ! rules ( !   
,s5ate4  7,d7 ,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 resolution    
%all be decid$ )\t debate4  7e7 ,rules  

relat+ to ,s5ate & ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives  7#a7 ,coord9ation )    
action by o!r h\se ,if1 be=e ! passage  
by "o ,h\se ( a jo9t resolution ( t     
,h\se1 t ,h\se receives f ! o!r ,h\se a 
jo9t resolution1 !n ! foll[+ proc$ures  
%all apply3 7,a7 ,! jo9t resolution ( ! 
o!r ,h\se %all n be ref]r$ to a         
committee4  7,b7 ,) respect to a jo9t   
resolution ( ! ,h\se receiv+ !          
resolution-- 7i7 ! proc$ure 9 t ,h\se   
%all be ! same z if no jo9t resolution  
_h be5 receiv$ f ! o!r ,h\se2 b  7ii7 ! 
vote on passage %all be on ! jo9t       
resolution ( ! o!r ,h\se4  7#b7         
,treatm5t ( jo9t resolution ( o!r ,h\se 
,if "o ,h\se fails to introduce or      
consid] a jo9t resolution "u ?is        
section1 ! jo9t resolution ( ! o!r ,h\se
 %all be entitl$ to exp$it$ floor       
proc$ures "u ?is section4  7#c7         
,treatm5t ( companion measures ,if1     
foll[+ passage ( ! jo9t resolution 9 !  
,s5ate1 ! ,s5ate !n receives ! companion
 measure f ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! 

companion measure %all n be debatable4  
7#d7 ,consid]ation aft] passage  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,if ,congress passes a jo9t      
resolution1 ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date !  
,presid5t is pres5t$ ) ! jo9t resolution
 & end+ on ! date ! ,presid5t takes     
action ) respect to ! jo9t resolution   
%all be disreg>d$ 9 comput+ !           
#fj-;cal5d> day p]iod describ$ 9        
subsection 7a74  7,b7 ,vetoes ,if !     
,presid5t vetoes ! jo9t resolution-- 7i7
 ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ! ,presid5t   
vetoes ! jo9t resolution & end+ on !    
date ! ,congress receives ! veto message
 ) respect to ! jo9t resolution %all be 
disreg>d$ 9 comput+ ! #fj-;cal5d> day   
p]iod describ$ 9 subsection 7a72 &  7ii7
 debate on a veto message 9 ! ,s5ate "u 
?is section %all be #a h\r equally      
divid$ betwe5 ! majority & m9ority      
lead]s or _! designees4  7#e7 ,rules (  
h\se ( repres5tatives & s5ate ,?is      
subsection & subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d7
 are enact$ by ,congress-- 7,a7 z an    
ex]cise ( ! rulemak+ p[] ( ! ,s5ate &   

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 respectively1 &
 z su* x is deem$ a "p ( ! rules ( ea*  
,h\se1 respectively1 b applicable only )
 respect to ! proc$ure to be foll[$ 9 t 
,h\se 9 ! case ( a jo9t resolution1 & x 
sup]s$es o!r rules only to ! ext5t t x  
is inconsi/5t ) su* rules2 &  7,b7 )    
full recognition ( ! con/itutional "r ( 
ei!r ,h\se to *ange ! rules 7s f> z     
relat+ to ! proc$ure ( t ,h\se7 at any  
"t1 9 ! same mann]1 & to ! same ext5t z 
9 ! case ( any o!r rule ( t ,h\se4