Fight Inflation Through Balanced Budgets Act
The "Fight Inflation Through Balanced Budgets Act" requires Senate budget resolutions to include a plan to eliminate the deficit within nine years, or face a point of order that can only be overridden by a two-thirds vote. It also creates a point of order to strike appropriations exceeding legally authorized spending levels (or $0 if no authorization exists), which would be removed from bills unless waived by a three-fifths vote. The bill further restricts waiver procedures by prohibiting multiple waivers in a single motion and requiring that waiver requests follow a specific point of order being raised. These rules apply directly to Senate budget and appropriations processes, aiming to enforce fiscal discipline through procedural barriers.
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Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action Mar 1, 2023
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Mar 1, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
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Mar 1, 2023
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upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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Mike Braun
RRepublican
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Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
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Rick Scott
RRepublican
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Ted Cruz
RRepublican
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