[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 128 (Monday, July 29, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5147]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 287--ESTABLISHING APPROPRIATE THRESHOLDS FOR CERTAIN 
      BUDGET POINTS OF ORDER IN THE SENATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

  Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Ms. Ernst) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget:

                              S. Res. 287

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Make Rules Matter Act''.

     SEC. 2. THRESHOLDS FOR BUDGET POINTS OF ORDER.

       (a) Threshold for Point of Order Against Emergency 
     Designations.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``emergency 
     designation point of order'' means a point of order raised 
     under--
       (A) section 314(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     (2 U.S.C. 645(e));
       (B) section 4(g)(3) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 
     2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)(3)); or
       (C) section 4112(e) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), 
     the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
       (2) Waiver.--In the Senate, an emergency designation point 
     of order may be waived or suspended only by the affirmative 
     vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
       (3) Appeal.--In the Senate, an affirmative vote of two-
     thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be 
     required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on 
     an emergency designation point of order.
       (b) Threshold for Large Budget Impact for Certain 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 Points of Order.--
       (1) In general.--A point of order described in paragraph 
     (3) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an 
     affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen 
     and sworn.
       (2) Appeal.--In the Senate, an affirmative vote of two-
     thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be 
     required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a 
     point of order described in paragraph (3).
       (3) Description of large budget impact.--A point of order 
     described in this paragraph is a point of order under section 
     302(f)(2) or 311(a)(2)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(f)(2), 642(a)(2)(A)) against legislation 
     that would, within the time periods applicable to the point 
     of order, as determined by the Chairman of the Committee on 
     the Budget of the Senate, cause budget authority or outlays 
     to exceed the applicable allocation, suballocation, level, or 
     aggregate by more than $5,000,000,000.
       (c) De Minimis Budget Impact.--For a violation for which 
     the absolute value of the violation is not more than 
     $500,000, a point of order shall not lie--
       (1) under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
     Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) (except for a point of 
     order under section 302 or 311 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 633, 
     642)); or
       (2) under any concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (d) Threshold for Increasing Short-term Deficits.--
       (1) Reduction in net increase in the deficit.--In the 
     Senate, section 404(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), 
     the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, 
     shall be applied by substituting ``$1,000,000,000'' for 
     ``$10,000,000,000''.
       (2) Waiver and appeal for large budget impact in the 
     senate.--
       (A) Waiver.--In the Senate, section 404(a) of S. Con. Res. 
     13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 2010, may be waived or suspended by the 
     affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen 
     and sworn, if the net increase in the deficit in any fiscal 
     year exceeds $10,000,000,000.
       (B) Appeal.--In the Senate, an affirmative vote of two-
     thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be 
     required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a 
     point of order raised under section 404(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 
     (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 2010, if the net increase in the deficit in any 
     fiscal year exceeds $10,000,000,000.
       (e) Threshold for Increasing Long-term Deficits.--
       (1) Reduction in net increase in the deficit.--In the 
     Senate, subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 3101 of S. Con. 
     Res. 11 (114th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2016, shall each be applied by 
     substituting ``$1,000,000,000'' for ``$5,000,000,000''.
       (2) Waiver and appeal for large budget impact in the 
     senate.--
       (A) Waiver.--In the Senate, section 3101(b)(1) of S. Con. 
     Res. 11 (114th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2016, may be waived or suspended by 
     the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly 
     chosen and sworn, if the net increase in on-budget deficits 
     in any 10-fiscal-year period exceeds $10,000,000,000.
       (B) Appeal.--In the Senate, an affirmative vote of two-
     thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be 
     required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a 
     point of order raised under section 3101(b)(1) of S. Con. 
     Res. 11 (114th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2016, if the net increase in on-budget 
     deficits in any 10-fiscal-year period exceeds 
     $10,000,000,000.

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