[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC634]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 17A--CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND FISCAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER I--CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS
Sec. 634. Concurrent resolution on the budget must be adopted
before budget-related legislation is considered
(a) In general
Until the concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year has
been agreed to, it shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives, with respect to the first fiscal year covered by that
resolution, or the Senate, with respect to any fiscal year covered by
that resolution, to consider any bill or joint resolution, amendment or
motion thereto, or conference report thereon that--
(1) first provides new budget authority for that fiscal year;
(2) first provides an increase or decrease in revenues during
that fiscal year;
(3) provides an increase or decrease in the public debt limit to
become effective during that fiscal year;
(4) in the Senate only, first provides new entitlement authority
for that fiscal year; or
(5) in the Senate only, first provides for an increase or
decrease in outlays for that fiscal year.
(b) Exceptions in House
In the House of Representatives, subsection (a) of this section does
not apply--
(1)(A) to any bill or joint resolution, as reported, providing
advance discretionary new budget authority that first becomes
available for the first or second fiscal year after the budget year;
or
(B) to any bill or joint resolution, as reported, first
increasing or decreasing revenues in a fiscal year following the
fiscal year to which the concurrent resolution applies;
(2) after May 15, to any general appropriation bill or amendment
thereto; or
(3) to any bill or joint resolution unless it is reported by a
committee.
(c) Application to appropriation measures in Senate
(1) In general
Until the concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year
has been agreed to and an allocation has been made to the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate under section 633(a) of this title
for that year, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider
any appropriation bill or joint resolution, amendment or motion
thereto, or conference report thereon for that year or any
subsequent year.
(2) Exception
Paragraph (1) does not apply to appropriations legislation
making advance appropriations for the first or second fiscal year
after the year the allocation referred to in that paragraph is made.
(Pub. L. 93-344, title III, Sec. 303, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 309; Pub.
L. 99-177, title II, Sec. 201(b), Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1046; Pub. L.
101-508, title XIII, Secs. 13205, 13207(a)(1)(C), Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 1388-616, 1388-617; Pub. L. 105-33, title X, Sec. 10107(a), Aug.
5, 1997, 111 Stat. 683.)
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 1324 of Title 31 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by
Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.
Amendments
1997--Pub. L. 105-33 amended section catchline and text generally.
Prior to amendment, text provided that concurrent resolution on the
budget must be adopted before legislation providing new budget
authority, new spending authority, new credit authority, or changes in
revenues or public debt limit could be considered.
1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-508, Sec. 13207(a)(1)(C), substituted
``bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report'' for
``bill or resolution (or amendment thereto)''.
Pub. L. 101-508, Sec. 13205(a)(4), inserted ``(or, in the Senate, a
concurrent resolution on the budget covering such fiscal year)'' after
``fiscal year'' in closing provisions.
Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 101-508, Sec. 13205(a)(1)-(3), added
pars. (5) and (6) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows:
``new credit authority for a fiscal year,''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-508, Sec. 13205(b), designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and substituted ``In the House of
Representatives, subsection (a)'' for ``Subsection (a)'', redesignated
former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and
added par. (2).
1985--Pub. L. 99-177 inserted reference to new credit authority in
section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-177 amended subsec. (a) generally,
substituting provisions respecting new entitlement authority or new
credit authority, for provisions respecting new spending authority.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-177 amended subsec. (b) generally, inserting
provisions relating to applicability of subsec. (a) after May 15 of any
calendar year.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-177 amended subsec. (c) generally, inserting
