[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 1681 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1681

         To assure that Congress acts on the budget resolution.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 11, 2011

Mr. Cardin (for himself and Ms. Ayotte) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
         To assure that Congress acts on the budget resolution.

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

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON A BUDGET RESOLUTION.

    Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by--
            (1) striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
        ``After April 15 and unless the concurrent resolution on the 
        budget for a fiscal year has been adopted for the budget year, 
        it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or the 
        Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution, amendment or 
        motion thereto, or conference report thereon. This section may 
        be waived or suspended for an emergency by a vote of three-
        fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.'';
            (2) striking subsections (b) and (c); and
            (3) by striking its section heading and inserting the 
        following new section heading: ``consideration of legislation 
        before budget is adopted''.
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