[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3350 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3350

 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
  to require roll call votes acknowledging the effect of the costs of 
                   legislation on the national debt.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2009

 Ms. Jenkins (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Miller of 
    Michigan, Mr. Boren, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
 Boustany, Mr. Kingston, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Gohmert, Ms. Ginny 
    Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. Ryan of 
 Wisconsin, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
   Sullivan, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
  Conaway, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Souder) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in 
      addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
  to require roll call votes acknowledging the effect of the costs of 
                   legislation on the national debt.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. EFFECT OF COSTS OF LEGISLATION.

    Title IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

                ``PART C--EFFECT OF COSTS OF LEGISLATION

``SEC. 431. LEGISLATION SUBJECT TO POINT OF ORDER.

    ``(a) Enforcement.--It shall not be in order in the Senate or the 
House of Representatives to consider any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, motion, or conference report that would increase the deficit 
or decrease the surplus for any fiscal year unless the Senate or the 
House of Representatives, as the case may be, by roll call vote, 
acknowledges the costs that would be incurred in carrying out such 
measure, as estimated by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office, and any effect those costs might have on the national debt.
    ``(b) Disposition of Points of Order.--As disposition of points of 
order under subsection (a), the Chair shall put the question to the 
chamber, `Notwithstanding the acknowledgment that the [insert bill, 
joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, as 
applicable] would increase the deficit or decrease the surplus, shall 
the [insert House or Senate, as applicable] now consider the [insert 
bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, as 
applicable]?'.''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 428 the following:

                ``Part C--Effect of Costs of Legislation

``Sec. 431. Legislation subject to point of order.''.
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