S. 5377Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes.

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The bill changes the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to set new rules for how Congress handles annual appropriations bills. It limits how long the Senate can debate those bills and ties certain House actions to the completion of the appropriations process. The changes affect all members of the Senate and House who work on funding legislation.

Key Provisions

In the Senate, debate on any annual appropriations bill, its amendments, and related motions is capped at 20 hours, and the same procedural rules that apply to budget resolutions also apply to appropriations bills.
In the House, members cannot consider any resolution that would adjourn the chamber for more than three days in July until all appropriations bills that provide new budget authority for the upcoming fiscal year have been approved.
The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee must regularly inform the Speaker of any changes in jurisdiction among the committee’s subcommittees.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Rules and Administration Committee

August 7, 2026

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Introduced in SenateIssued August 7, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 5377

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 7, 2026

Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

A BILL

To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes.

Procedures for consideration of appropriation bills

(a)

In general

Section 309 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 640) is amended to read as follows:

309.

Approval of appropriation bills

(a)

In the Senate

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of section 305 for the consideration in the Senate of concurrent resolutions on the budget and conference reports thereon shall apply to the consideration in the Senate of appropriation bills.

(2)

Debate in the Senate on any annual appropriation bill, and all amendments thereto and debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 20 hours.

(b)

In the House of Representatives

It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any resolution providing for an adjournment period of more than three calendar days during the month of July until the House of Representatives has approved appropriation bills providing new budget authority under the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year. For purposes of this section, the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall periodically advise the Speaker as to changes in jurisdiction among its various subcommittees.

(b)

Conforming amendment

In the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 621 note), the item relating to section 309 is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 309. Approval of appropriation bills.