United States Code

2 U.S.C. § 641

Reconciliation

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  • HR 9452 Budgeting for a Better America Act Amends 641(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 4173 Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 2090 Budget Reform Act of 2025 Amends 641(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 1903 A bill to prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid in reconciliation. Amends 641(g) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 3454 Protecting Our Constitution and Communities Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HRES 278 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies. Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 2753 Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 1979 Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 991 Cost Estimates Improvement Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 8341 Cost Estimates Improvement Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 7235 A Fast-Tracked Executive Rescission Review (AFTER) of Appropriations Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 6953 Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 3208 Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act Amends 641(a) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 2950 A bill to align the fiscal year with the calendar year. Amends 641(f) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 2368 Agency Accountability Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 714 Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 1289 Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 361 Stop Inflationary Spending Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 362 BASIC Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 311 Cost Estimates Improvement Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 260 Nickel Plan Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 8775 BASIC Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 2823 No Hearing, No Vote Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 4181 Stop Inflationary Spending Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 2879 Nickel Plan Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 2593 A Fast-Tracked Executive Rescission Review (AFTER) of Appropriations Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 638 Cost Estimates Improvement Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 2765 Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act Amends 641(e)(2) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 5538 Mandatory Spending Control and Accountability Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 5220 A Fast-Tracked Executive Rescission Review (AFTER) of Appropriations Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 2435 BASIC Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 3979 BASIC Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 2002 Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 1807 Fix Funding First Act Amends its part 641(2) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 1456 Agency Accountability Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 850 Agency Accountability Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 1536 Protecting Our Children’s Future Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 284 Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act Amends 641(a) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 638 Cost Estimates Improvement Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 63 Bipartisan Budget and Appropriations Reform Act of 2019 Amends 641(a), 641(e)(2) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 5572 One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2018 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 5442 A Fast-Tracked Executive Rescission Review (AFTERR) of Appropriations Act of 2018 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 5214 Protecting Our Children's Future Act of 2018 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 1376 No Hearing, No Vote Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 932 BASIC Act Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 2125 BASIC Act Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 716 Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 850 Agency Accountability Act of 2017 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 1065 Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 306 Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act Amends 641(a) · introduced · 115th Congress

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From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.

(a) Inclusion of reconciliation directives in concurrent resolutions on the budget A concurrent resolution on the budget for any fiscal year, to the extent necessary to effectuate the provisions and requirements of such resolution, shall— (1) specify the total amount by which— (A) new budget authority for such fiscal year; (B) budget authority initially provided for prior fiscal years; (C) new entitlement authority which is to become effective during such fiscal year; and (D) credit authority for such fiscal year, contained in laws, bills, and resolutions within the jurisdiction of a committee, is to be changed and direct that committee to determine and recommend changes to accomplish a change of such total amount; (2) specify the total amount by which revenues are to be changed and direct that the committees having jurisdiction to determine and recommend changes in the revenue laws, bills, and resolutions to accomplish a change of such total amount; (3) specify the amounts by which the statutory limit on the public debt is to be changed and direct the committee having jurisdiction to recommend such change; or (4) specify and direct any combination of the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) (including a direction to achieve deficit reduction). (b) Legislative procedure If a concurrent resolution containing directives to one or more committees to determine and recommend changes in laws, bills, or resolutions is agreed to in accordance with subsection (a), and— (1) only one committee of the House or the Senate is directed to determine and recommend changes, that committee shall promptly make such determination and recommendations and report to its House reconciliation legislation containing such recommendations; or (2) more than one committee of the House or the Senate is directed to determine and recommend changes, each such committee so directed shall promptly make such determination and recommendations and submit such recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of its House, which, upon receiving all such recommendations, shall report to its House reconciliation legislation carrying out all such recommendations without any substantive revision. For purposes of this subsection, a reconciliation resolution is a concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be, to make specified changes in bills and resolutions which have not been enrolled. (c) Compliance with reconciliation directions (1) Any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate that is directed, pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget, to determine and recommend changes of the type described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) with respect to laws within its jurisdiction, shall be deemed to have complied with such directions— (A) if— (i) the amount of the changes of the type described in paragraph (1) of such subsection recommended by such committee do not exceed or fall below the amount of the changes such committee was directed by such concurrent resolution to recommend under that paragraph by more than— (I) in the Senate, 20 percent of the total of the amounts of the changes such committee was directed to make under paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection; or (II) in the House of Representatives, 20 percent of the sum of the absolute value of the changes the committee was directed to make under paragraph (1) and the absolute value of the changes the committee was directed to make under paragraph (2); and (ii) the amount of the changes of the type described in paragraph (2) of such subsection recommended by such committee do not exceed or fall below the amount of the changes such committee was directed by such concurrent resolution to recommend under that paragraph by more than— (I) in the Senate, 20 percent of the total of the amounts of the changes such committee was directed to make under paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection; or (II) in the House of Representatives, 20 percent of the sum of the absolute value of the changes the committee was directed to make under paragraph (1) and the absolute value of the changes the committee was directed to make under paragraph (2); and (B) if the total amount of the changes recommended by such committee is not less than the total of the amounts of the changes such committee was directed to make under paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection. (2) (A) Upon the reporting to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate of a recommendation that shall be deemed to have complied with such directions solely by virtue of this subsection, the chairman of that committee may file with the Senate appropriately revised allocations under section 633(a) of this title and revised functional levels and aggregates to carry out this subsection. (B) Upon the submission to the Senate of a conference report recommending a reconciliation bill or resolution in which a committee shall be deemed to have complied with such directions solely by virtue of this subsection, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may file with the Senate appropriately revised allocations under section 633(a) of this title and revised functional levels and aggregates to carry out this subsection. (C) Allocations, functional levels, and aggregates revised pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered to be allocations, functional levels, and aggregates contained in the concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section 632 of this title. (D) Upon the filing of revised allocations pursuant to this paragraph, the reporting committee shall report revised allocations pursuant to section 633(b) of this title to carry out this subsection. (d) Limitation on amendments to reconciliation bills and resolutions (1) It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any amendment to a reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution if such amendment would have the effect of increasing any specific budget outlays above the level of such outlays provided in the bill or resolution (for the fiscal years covered by the reconciliation instructions set forth in the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget), or would have the effect of reducing any specific Federal revenues below the level of such revenues provided in the bill or resolution (for such fiscal years), unless such amendment makes at least an equivalent reduction in other specific budget outlays, an equivalent increase in other specific Federal revenues, or an equivalent combination thereof (for such fiscal years), except that a motion to strike a provision providing new budget authority or new entitlement authority may be in order. (2) It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any amendment to a reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution if such amendment would have the effect of decreasing any specific budget outlay reductions below the level of such outlay reductions provided (for the fiscal years covered) in the reconciliation instructions which relate to such bill or resolution set forth in a resolution providing for reconciliation, or would have the effect of reducing Federal revenue increases below the level of such revenue increases provided (for such fiscal years) in such instructions relating to such bill or resolution, unless such amendment makes a reduction in other specific budget outlays, an increase in other specific Federal revenues, or a combination thereof (for such fiscal years) at least equivalent to any increase in outlays or decrease in revenues provided by such amendment, except that a motion to strike a provision shall always be in order. (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply if a declaration of war by the Congress is in effect. (4) For purposes of this section, the levels of budget outlays and Federal revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or of the Senate, as the case may be. (5) The Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives may make in order amendments to achieve changes specified by reconciliation directives contained in a concurrent resolution on the budget if a committee or committees of the House fail to submit recommended changes to its Committee on the Budget pursuant to its instruction. (e) Procedure in Senate (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of section 636 of this title for the consideration in the Senate of concurrent resolutions on the budget and conference reports thereon shall also apply to the consideration in the Senate of reconciliation bills reported under subsection (b) and conference reports thereon. (2) Debate in the Senate on any reconciliation bill reported under subsection (b), and all amendments thereto and debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 20 hours. (f) Completion of reconciliation process 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 completed action on the reconciliation legislation for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of the calendar year to which the adjournment resolution pertains, if reconciliation legislation is required to be reported by the concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year. (g) Limitation on changes to Social Security Act Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution reported pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget agreed to under section 632 or 635 of this title, or a joint resolution pursuant to section 907d of this title, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that contains recommendations with respect to the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program established under title II of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.].
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