III 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 29 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2009 Mr. Specter submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget RESOLUTION To limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution.

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Limitation on consideration of amendments under a budget resolution

For purposes of consideration of any budget resolution reported under section 305(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974— (1)time on a budget resolution may only be yielded back by consent; (2)no first degree amendment may be proposed after the 10th hour of debate on a budget resolution unless it has been submitted to the Journal Clerk prior to the expiration of the 10th hour; (3)no second degree amendment may be proposed after the 20th hour of debate on a budget resolution unless it has been submitted to the Journal Clerk prior to the expiration of the 20th hour; (4)after not more than 40 hours of debate on a budget resolution, the resolution shall be set aside for 1 calendar day, so that all filed amendments are printed and made available in the Congressional Record before debate on the resolution continues; and (5)provisions contained in a budget resolution, or amendments to that resolution, shall not include programmatic detail not within the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on the Budget.

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Waiver and appeal

Section 1 may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under section 1.