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106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 6

        To reform the Senate's consideration of budget measures.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 6, 1999

 Mr. Lott (for Mr. Domenici) submitted the following resolution; which 
 was referred jointly pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, to the 
 Committees on the Budget and Governmental Affairs, with instructions 
that if one committee reports, the other committee have thirty days to 
                        report or be discharged

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                               RESOLUTION


 
        To reform the Senate's consideration of budget measures.

    Resolved, 

SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET MEASURES IN THE SENATE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 305 (b) and (c) and 
section 310(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, budget 
resolutions and reconciliation legislation shall be considered in the 
Senate under the procedures set forth in this resolution.
    (b) Procedure in Senate for the Consideration of a Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget.--
            (1) Legislation available.--It shall not be in order to 
        proceed to the consideration of a concurrent resolution on the 
        budget unless the text of that resolution has been available to 
        Members for at least 1 calendar day (excluding Sundays and 
        legal holidays unless the Senate is in session) prior to the 
        consideration of the measure.
            (2) Time for debate.--
                    (A) In general.--Debate in the Senate on any 
                concurrent resolution on the budget, and all amendments 
                thereto and debatable motions and appeals in connection 
                therewith, shall be limited to not more than 30 hours, 
                except that with respect to any conference report on a 
                concurrent resolution on the budget all such debate 
                shall be limited to not more than 10 hours. Of this 30 
                hours, 10 hours shall be reserved for general debate on 
                the resolution (including debate on economic goals and 
                policies) and 20 hours shall be reserved for debate of 
                amendments, motions, and appeals. The time for general 
                debate shall be equally divided between, and controlled 
                by, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or 
                their designees.
                    (B) Disposition of amendments and other matters.--
                After no more than 30 hours of debate on the concurrent 
                resolution on the budget, the Senate shall, except as 
                provided in subparagraph (C), proceed, without any 
                further action or debate on any question, to vote on 
                the final disposition thereof.
                    (C) Action permitted after 30 hours.--After no more 
                than 30 hours of debate on the concurrent resolution on 
                the budget, the only further action in order shall be 
                disposition of--
                            (i) all amendments then pending before the 
                        Senate;
                            (ii) all points of order arising under this 
                        Act which have been previously raised; and
                            (iii) motions to reconsider and 1 quorum 
                        call on demand to establish the presence of a 
                        quorum (and motions required to establish a 
                        quorum) immediately before the final vote 
                        begins.
                Disposition shall include raising points of order 
                against pending amendments, motions to table, and 
                motions to waive.
            (3) Amendments.--
                    (A) Debate.--Debate in the Senate on any amendment 
                to a concurrent resolution on the budget shall be 
                limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
                controlled by, the mover and the manager of the 
                concurrent resolution, and debate on any amendment to 
                an amendment, debatable motion, or appeal shall be 
                limited to 30 minutes, to be equally divided between, 
                and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the 
                concurrent resolution, except that in the event the 
                manager of the concurrent resolution is in favor of any 
                such amendment, motion, or appeal, the time in 
                opposition thereto shall be controlled by the Minority 
                Leader or his designee. No amendment that is not 
                germane to the provisions of that concurrent resolution 
                shall be received. An amendment that includes precatory 
                language shall not be considered germane. Such leaders, 
                or either of them, may, from the time for general 
                debate under their control on the adoption of the 
                concurrent resolution, allot additional time to any 
                Senator during the consideration of any amendment, 
                debatable motion, or appeal.
                    (B) Filing of amendments.--Except by unanimous 
                consent, no amendment shall be proposed after 15 hours 
                of debate of a concurrent resolution on the budget have 
                elapsed, unless it has been submitted in writing to the 
                Journal Clerk by the 15th hour if an amendment in the 
                first degree (or if a complete substitute for the 
                underlying measure), and unless it has been so 
                submitted by the 20th hour if an amendment to an 
                amendment (or an amendment to the language proposed to 
                be stricken).
                    (C) Limit on offering amendments.--No Senator shall 
                call up more than a total of 2 amendments until every 
                other Senator shall have had the opportunity to do 
                likewise.
                    (D) Limitation on number of second degree 
                amendments.--No more than a total of 2 consecutive 
                amendments to any amendment may be offered by either 
                the majority or minority party.
            (4) Debate.--General debate time may only be yielded back 
        by unanimous consent and a motion to further limit the time for 
        general debate shall be debatable for 30 minutes. A motion to 
        recommit (except a motion to recommit with instructions to 
        report back within a specified number of days, not to exceed 3, 
        not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session) is 
        not in order. Debate on any such motion to recommit shall be 
        limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
        controlled by, the mover and the manager of the concurrent 
        resolution.
            (5) Mathematical consistency.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other rule, 
                and except as provided in subparagraph (B), an 
                amendment or series of amendments to a concurrent 
                resolution on the budget proposed in the Senate shall 
                always be in order only if such amendment or series of 
                amendments proposes to change any figure or figures 
                then contained in such concurrent resolution so as to 
                make such concurrent resolution mathematically 
                consistent or so as to maintain such consistency.
                    (B) Effect of adoption of substitute amendments.--
                Once an amendment to an amendment (which is a complete 
                substitute for the underlying amendment) has been 
                agreed to, no further amendments to the underlying 
                amendment shall be in order.
    (c) Action on Conference Reports in the Senate.--
            (1) Motion to proceed.--A motion to proceed to the 
        consideration of the conference report on any concurrent 
        resolution on the budget (or a reconciliation bill or 
        resolution) may be made even though a previous motion to the 
        same effect has been disagreed to.
            (2) Consideration.--
                    (A) In general.--During the consideration in the 
                Senate of the conference report (or a message between 
                Houses) on any concurrent resolution on the budget, and 
                all amendments in disagreement, and all amendments 
                thereto, and debatable motions and appeals in 
                connection therewith, debate shall be limited to 10 
                hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled 
                by, the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their 
                designees. Debate on any debatable motion or appeal 
                related to the conference report (or a message between 
                Houses) shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally 
                divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the 
                manager of the conference report (or a message between 
                Houses).
                    (B) Disposition.--After no more than 10 hours of 
                debate on the conference report (or message between 
                Houses) accompanying a concurrent resolution on the 
                budget, and all amendments in disagreement, and all 
                amendments thereto, the Senate shall, except as 
                provided in subparagraph (C), proceed, without any 
                further action or debate on any question, to vote on 
                the final disposition thereof.
                    (C) Action permitted after 10 hours.--After no more 
                than 10 hours of debate on the conference report (or 
                message between the Houses) accompanying a concurrent 
                resolution on the budget, and all amendments in 
                disagreement, and all amendments thereto, the only 
                further action in order shall be disposition of: all 
                amendments then pending before the Senate; all points 
                of order arising under this Act which have been 
                previously raised; and motions to reconsider and 1 
                quorum call on demand to establish the presence of a 
                quorum (and motions required to establish a quorum) 
                immediately before the final vote begins. Disposition 
                shall include raising points of order against pending 
                amendments, motions to table, and motions to waive.
            (3) Conference report defeated.--Should the conference 
        report be defeated, debate on any request for a new conference 
        and the appointment of conferees shall be limited to 1 hour, to 
        be equally divided between, and controlled by, the manager of 
        the conference report and the Minority Leader or his designee, 
        and should any motion be made to instruct the conferees before 
        the conferees are named, debate on that motion shall be limited 
        to one-half hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled 
        by, the mover and the manager of the conference report. Debate 
        on any amendment to any such instructions shall be limited to 
        20 minutes, to be equally divided between and controlled by the 
        mover and the manager of the conference report. In all cases 
        when the manager of the conference report is in favor of any 
        motion, appeal, or amendment, the time in opposition shall be 
        under the control of the minority leader or his designee.
            (4) Amendments in disagreement.--In any case in which there 
        are amendments in disagreement, time on each amendment shall be 
        limited to 30 minutes, to be equally divided between, and 
        controlled by, the manager of the conference report and the 
        Minority Leader or his designee. No amendment that is not 
        germane to the provisions of such amendments shall be received.
    (d) Reconciliation Legislation.--The provisions of this resolution 
for the consideration in the Senate of concurrent resolutions on the 
budget and conference reports thereon, except for the provisions of 
subsection (b)(5)(B), shall also apply to the consideration in the 
Senate of reconciliation bills considered under section 310 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and conference reports thereon.
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