[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 327 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 327

   Amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to require inflationary 
                impact statements in committee reports.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 28, 2021

Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Marshall, 
     Mr. Rubio, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. Braun) submitted the following 
     resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and 
                             Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to require inflationary 
                impact statements in committee reports.

    Resolved, That paragraph 11 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (c) as subparagraph (d);
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following:
    ``(c) Each committee report shall also contain a detailed 
analytical statement as to whether, and the extent to which, the 
increased budget authority, outlays, or revenue produced by the 
enactment of the bill or joint resolution into law may have an 
inflationary impact on prices and costs in the operation of the 
national economy. The statement shall also include whether, and the 
extent to which, the inflationary impact would affect the purchasing 
power of low and middle income families.''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (d), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``subparagraphs (a) and (b)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs 
        (a), (b), and (c)''.
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