[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 15 (Monday, January 30, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S486]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
BUDGET RECONCILIATION REPORTING DEADLINE
Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, section 2001 of S. Con. Res. 3, the
concurrent resolution on the budget Fiscal Year 2017, directs the
Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to
report changes in laws within their respective jurisdictions to reduce
the on-budget deficit by not less than $1 billion each for the total of
fiscal years 2017 through 2026. Those committees were instructed to
submit their recommendations to the Committee on the Budget no later
than January 27, 2017.
For the information of colleagues, the reporting deadline has passed,
and the Budget Committee has not received reconciliation
recommendations from either committee. While committees have not
complied with the deadline, the Senate retains the ability to utilize
the instructions contained in section 2001 of S. Con. Res. 3.
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