S.Amdt. 4343
What it does: Adds SEC. __. DEFICIT REDUCTION PROTECTION POINT OF ORDER at the end of title III
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)What it changes
1 change to S.Con.Res. 70 · shown in the resolution's text
Adds SEC. __. DEFICIT REDUCTION PROTECTION POINT OF ORDER at the end of title III
Adds a sectionIn S.Con.Res. 70 · Placed on Calendar Senate
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would authorize salary adjustments for justices and judges of the United States or increase the number of Federal judgeships, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
Inserted: SEC. __. DEFICIT REDUCTION PROTECTION POINT OF ORDER.
Inserted: (a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any appropriations bill that does not include the following provision:
Inserted: "Sec. __. For deposit of an additional amount into the account established under section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code, to reduce the public debt $____.".
Inserted: (b) Enforcement.--For purposes of enforcing allocations pursuant to section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, any amendment that transfers budget authority (and the outlays flowing therefrom) into the debt reduction account provided by subsection (a) shall be scored so that the budget authority continues to count towards the section 302(b) allocation (with the outlays scored at the same level as scored in the original account).
Inserted: (c) Waiver and Appeal.--In the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived or suspended 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 to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a).
Original wording
At the end of title III, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 4343. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, insert the following:
SEC. __. DEFICIT REDUCTION PROTECTION POINT OF ORDER.
(a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any appropriations bill that does not include the following provision:
“Sec. __. For deposit of an additional amount into the account established under section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code, to reduce the public debt $____.”.
(b) Enforcement.--For purposes of enforcing allocations pursuant to section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, any amendment that transfers budget authority (and the outlays flowing therefrom) into the debt reduction account provided by subsection (a) shall be scored so that the budget authority continues to count towards the section 302(b) allocation (with the outlays scored at the same level as scored in the original account).
(c) Waiver and Appeal.--In the Senate, subsection (a) may be waived or suspended 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 to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a).
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Senate amendment submitted
March 13, 2008