United States Code

2 U.S.C. § 642

Budget-related legislation must be within appropriate levels

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HR 9452 Budgeting for a Better America Act Amends 642(a), 642(a)(2) · 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 642(a)(1), 642(a)(2) · introduced · 119th Congress
HR 3454 Protecting Our Constitution and Communities Act Amends its part · 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 642(a)(1), 642(a)(2) · introduced · 118th Congress
S 2950 A bill to align the fiscal year with the calendar year. Amends its part · 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 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
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 642(a)(1), 642(a)(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 642(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 642(a) · introduced · 116th Congress
S 284 Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act Amends 642(a)(1), 642(a)(2) · 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 642(a), 642(a)(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 642(a) · introduced · 115th Congress
HR 2125 BASIC Act Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
S 932 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 642(a) · introduced · 115th Congress
S 306 Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act Amends 642(a)(1), 642(a)(2) · introduced · 115th Congress
S 299 Agency Accountability Act of 2017 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
HR 114 Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2011 Amends 642(a) · introduced · 112th Congress

The law today

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

(a) Enforcement of budget aggregates (1) In House of Representatives Except as provided by subsection (c), after the Congress has completed action on a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year, it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report providing new budget authority or reducing revenues, if— (A) the enactment of that bill or resolution as reported; (B) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or (C) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the form recommended in that conference report; would cause the level of total new budget authority or total outlays set forth in the applicable concurrent resolution on the budget for the first fiscal year to be exceeded, or would cause revenues to be less than the level of total revenues set forth in that concurrent resolution for the first fiscal year or for the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years for which allocations are provided under section 633(a) of this title, except when a declaration of war by the Congress is in effect. (2) In Senate After a concurrent resolution on the budget is agreed to, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that— (A) would cause the level of total new budget authority or total outlays set forth for the first fiscal year in the applicable resolution to be exceeded; or (B) would cause revenues to be less than the level of total revenues set forth for that first fiscal year or for the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years in the applicable resolution for which allocations are provided under section 633(a) of this title. (3) Enforcement of social security levels in Senate After a concurrent resolution on the budget is agreed to, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause a decrease in social security surpluses or an increase in social security deficits relative to the levels set forth in the applicable resolution for the first fiscal year or for the total of that fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years for which allocations are provided under section 633(a) of this title. (b) Social security levels (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a)(3), social security surpluses equal the excess of social security revenues over social security outlays in a fiscal year or years with such an excess and social security deficits equal the excess of social security outlays over social security revenues in a fiscal year or years with such an excess. (2) Tax treatment For purposes of subsection (a)(3), no provision of any legislation involving a change in chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.] shall be treated as affecting the amount of social security revenues or outlays unless that provision changes the income tax treatment of social security benefits. (c) Exception in House of Representatives Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply in the House of Representatives to any bill, joint resolution, or amendment that provides new budget authority for a fiscal year or to any conference report on any such bill or resolution, if— (1) the enactment of that bill or resolution as reported; (2) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or (3) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the form recommended in that conference report; would not cause the appropriate allocation of new budget authority made pursuant to section 633(a) of this title for that fiscal year to be exceeded.

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