2 U.S.C. § 639 — Reports, summaries, and projections of

Page 190 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 637 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–177 effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termi- nation Dates note under section 900 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246. § 637. Legislation dealing with Congressional budget must be handled by Budget Commit- tees (a) In the Senate In the Senate, no bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, dealing with any matter which is within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget shall be considered unless it is a bill or resolution which has been reported by the Committee on the Budget (or from the consideration of which such committee has been discharged) or unless it is an amend- ment to such a bill or resolution. (b) In the House of Representatives In the House of Representatives, no bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto, or con- ference report thereon, dealing with any matter which is within the jurisdiction of the Com- mittee on the Budget shall be considered unless it is a bill or joint resolution which has been re- ported by the Committee on the Budget (or from the consideration of which such committee has been discharged) or unless it is an amendment to such a bill or joint resolution. (Pub. L. 93–344, title III, § 306, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 313; Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 201(b), Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1050; Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, § 13207(a)(1)(D), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–617; Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title I, § 122(7), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1175.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1327 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. AMENDMENTS 2013—Pub. L. 113–67 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, substituted ‘‘In the Senate, no’’ for ‘‘No’’, struck out ‘‘of either House’’ after ‘‘jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget’’, ‘‘in that House’’ after ‘‘shall be considered’’, and ‘‘of that House’’ after ‘‘reported by the Committee on the Budget’’, and added subsec. (b). 1990—Pub. L. 101–508 substituted ‘‘bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report’’ for ‘‘bill or resolution, and no amendment to any bill or resolu- tion’’. 1985—Pub. L. 99–177 reenacted section without change. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–177 effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termi- nation Dates note under section 900 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246. § 638. House committee action on all appropria- tion bills to be completed by June 10 On or before June 10 of each year, the Com- mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- resentatives shall report annual appropriation bills providing new budget authority under the jurisdiction of all of its subcommittees for the fiscal year which begins on October 1 of that year. (Pub. L. 93–344, title III, § 307, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 313; Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 201(b), Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1051.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1328 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. AMENDMENTS 1985—Pub. L. 99–177 substituted ‘‘by June 10’’ for ‘‘be- fore first appropriation bill is reported’’ in section catchline, and amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘Prior to report- ing the first regular appropriation bill for each fiscal year, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall, to the extent practicable, com- plete subcommittee markup and full committee action on all regular appropriation bills for that year and sub- mit to the House a summary report comparing the committee’s recommendations with the appropriate levels of budget outlays and new budget authority as set forth in the most recently agreed to concurrent res- olution on the budget for that year.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–177 effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termi- nation Dates note under section 900 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246. § 639. Reports, summaries, and projections of Congressional budget actions (a) Legislation providing new budget authority or providing increase or decrease in reve- nues or tax expenditures (1) Whenever a committee of either House re- ports to its House a bill or joint resolution, or committee amendment thereto, providing new budget authority (other than continuing appro- priations) or providing an increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures for a fiscal year (or fiscal years), the report accompanying that bill or joint resolution shall contain a state- ment, or the committee shall make available such a statement in the case of an approved committee amendment which is not reported to its House, prepared after consultation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office— (A) comparing the levels in such measure to the appropriate allocations in the reports sub- mitted under section 633(b) of this title for the Page 191 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 639 most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year (or fiscal years); (B) containing a projection by the Congres- sional Budget Office of how such measure will affect the levels of such budget authority, budget outlays, revenues, or tax expenditures under existing law for such fiscal year (or fis- cal years) and each of the four ensuing fiscal years, if timely submitted before such report is filed; and (C) containing an estimate by the Congres- sional Budget Office of the level of new budget authority for assistance to State and local governments provided by such measure, if timely submitted before such report is filed. (2) Whenever a conference report is filed in ei- ther House and such conference report or any amendment reported in disagreement or any amendment contained in the joint statement of managers to be proposed by the conferees in the case of technical disagreement on such bill or joint resolution provides new budget authority (other than continuing appropriations) or pro- vides an increase or decrease in revenues for a fiscal year (or fiscal years), the statement of managers accompanying such conference report shall contain the information described in para- graph (1), if available on a timely basis. If such information is not available when the con- ference report is filed, the committee shall make such information available to Members as soon as practicable prior to the consideration of such conference report. (3) CBO PAYGO estimates.— (A) The Chairs of the Committees on the Budget of the House and Senate, as applicable, shall request from the Director of the Congres- sional Budget Office an estimate of the budg- etary effects of PAYGO legislation. (B) Estimates shall be prepared using base- line estimates supplied by the Congressional Budget Office, consistent with section 907 of this title. (C) The Director shall not count timing shifts, as that term is defined at section 932(8) of this title, in estimates of the budgetary ef- fects of PAYGO Legislation. (b) Up-to-date tabulations of Congressional budg- et action (1) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall issue to the committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate reports on at least a monthly basis detailing and tab- ulating the progress of congressional action on bills and joint resolutions providing new budget authority or providing an increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures for each fiscal year covered by a concurrent resolution on the budget. Such reports shall include but are not limited to an up-to-date tabulation comparing the appropriate aggregate and functional levels (including outlays) included in the most re- cently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget with the levels provided in bills and joint resolutions reported by committees or adopted by either House or by the Congress, and with the levels provided by law for the fiscal year pre- ceding the first fiscal year covered by the appro- priate concurrent resolution. (2) The Committee on the Budget of each House shall make available to Members of its House summary budget scorekeeping reports. Such reports— (A) shall be made available on at least a monthly basis, but in any case frequently enough to provide Members of each House an accurate representation of the current status of congressional consideration of the budget; (B) shall include, but are not limited to, summaries of tabulations provided under sub- section (b)(1); and (C) shall be based on information provided under subsection (b)(1) without substantive re- vision. The chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall submit such reports to the Speaker. (c) Five-year projection of Congressional budget action As soon as practicable after the beginning of each fiscal year, the Director of the Congres- sional Budget Office shall issue a report pro- jecting for the period of 5 fiscal years beginning with such fiscal year— (1) total new budget authority and total budget outlays for each fiscal year in such pe- riod; (2) revenues to be received and the major sources thereof, and the surplus or deficit, if any, for each fiscal year in such period; (3) tax expenditures for each fiscal year in such period; and (4) entitlement authority for each fiscal year in such period. (d) Scorekeeping guidelines Estimates under this section shall be provided in accordance with the scorekeeping guidelines determined under section 902(d)(5) of this title. (Pub. L. 93–344, title III, § 308, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 313; Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 201(b), Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1051; Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, § 13206, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–617; Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10110, Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 685; Pub. L. 111–139, title I, § 4(b), Feb. 12, 2010, 124 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title I, § 122(8), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1175.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1329 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. AMENDMENTS 2013—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–67 made technical amendment to heading in original Act. 2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–139, § 4(b)(1)(B), struck out ‘‘Reports on’’ before ‘‘Legislation’’ in heading. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 111–139, § 4(b)(1)(A), added par. (3). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–139, § 4(b)(2), added subsec. (d). 1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–33, § 10110(1)(A), struck out ‘‘, new spending authority, or new credit author- ity,’’ after ‘‘new budget authority’’ in heading. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105–33, § 10110(4), in introduc- tory provisions, substituted ‘‘bill or joint resolution’’ for ‘‘bill or resolution’’ in two places. Pub. L. 105–33, § 10110(1)(D), in introductory provi- sions, struck out ‘‘, new spending authority described Page 192 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 640 in section 651(c)(2) of this title, or new credit author- ity,’’ after ‘‘continuing appropriations)’’. Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 105–33, § 10110(1)(C), sub- stituted ‘‘revenues, or tax expenditures’’ for ‘‘spending authority, revenues, tax expenditures, direct loan obli- gations, or primary loan guarantee commitments’’. Pub. L. 105–33, § 10110(1)(B), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: ‘‘including an identification of any new spend- ing authority described in section 651(c)(2) of this title which is contained in such measure and a justification for the use of such financing method instead of annual appropriations;’’. Subsec. (a)(1)(C), (D). Pub. L. 105–33, § 10110(1)(B), re- designated subpars. (C) and (D) as (B) and (C), respec- tively. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–33, § 10110(4), substituted ‘‘bill or joint resolution’’ for ‘‘bill or resolution’’. Pub. L. 105–33, § 10110(1)(D), struck out ‘‘, new spend- ing authority described in section 651(c)(2) of this title, or new credit authority,’’ after ‘‘continuing appropria- tions)’’. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105–33, § 10110(4), substituted ‘‘bills and joint resolutions’’ for ‘‘bills and resolutions’’ in two places. Pub. L. 105–33, § 10110(2), struck out ‘‘, new spending authority described in section 651(c)(2) of this title, or new credit authority,’’ after ‘‘new budget authority’’. Subsec. (c)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 105–33, § 10110(3), inserted ‘‘and’’ at end of par. (3), substituted a period for ‘‘; and’’ at end of par. (4), and struck out par. (5) which read as follows: ‘‘credit authority for each fiscal year in such period.’’ 1990—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–508, § 13206(a)(1), in- serted ‘‘(or fiscal years)’’ after ‘‘fiscal year’’ in intro- ductory provisions and in subpars. (A) and (C). Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 101–508, § 13206(b), inserted ‘‘(or fiscal years)’’ after ‘‘fiscal year’’. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 101–508, § 13206(c), substituted ‘‘for each fiscal year covered by a concurrent resolution on the budget’’ for ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ in first sentence, and ‘‘the first fiscal year covered by the appropriate concurrent resolution’’ for ‘‘such fiscal year’’ in second sentence. 1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–177, in amending subsec. (a) generally, designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted provisions relating to reports on legislation providing new budget authority, new spending author- ity, or new credit authority, or providing an increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures, for provisions relating to reports on legislation providing new budget authority or tax expenditures, and added par. (2). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–177, in amending subsec. (b) generally, designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted provisions relating to issuance of reports on a monthly basis and contents of such reports, for provisions relating to issuance of reports on a periodic basis and contents of such reports, and added par. (2). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–177 amended subsec. (c) gen- erally, adding pars. (4) and (5). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–177 effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termi- nation Dates note under section 900 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246. § 640. House approval of regular appropriation bills It shall not be in order in the House of Rep- resentatives to consider any resolution pro- viding for an adjournment period of more than three calendar days during the month of July until the House of Representatives has approved annual appropriation bills providing new budget authority under the jurisdiction of all the sub- committees 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 periodi- cally advise the Speaker as to changes in juris- diction among its various subcommittees. (Pub. L. 93–344, title III, § 309, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 314; Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 201(b), Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1052.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1330 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. AMENDMENTS 1985—Pub. L. 99–177 substituted ‘‘House approval of regular appropriation bills’’ for ‘‘Completion of action on bills providing new budget authority and certain new spending authority’’ in section catchline, and amended section generally. Prior to amendment, sec- tion read as follows: ‘‘Except as otherwise provided pur- suant to this subchapter, not later than the seventh day after Labor Day of each year, the Congress shall complete action on all bills and resolutions— ‘‘(1) providing new budget authority for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year, other than supplemental, deficiency, and continuing appropria- tion bills and resolutions, and other than the rec- onciliation bill for such year, if required to be re- ported under section 641(c) of this title; and ‘‘(2) providing new spending authority described in section 651(c)(2)(C) of this title which is to become ef- fective during such fiscal year. Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any bill or resolution if legislation authorizing the enactment of new budget authority to be provided in such bill or resolution has not been timely enacted.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–177 effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termi- nation Dates note under section 900 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246. § 641. Reconciliation (a) Inclusion of reconciliation directives in con- current 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 resolu- tion, 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