§ 637. — Legislation dealing with Congressional budget must be handled by Budget Committees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC637]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 17A--CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND FISCAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER I--CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS
Sec. 637. Legislation dealing with Congressional budget must be
handled by Budget Committees
No bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report,
dealing with any matter which is within the jurisdiction of the
Committee on the Budget of either House shall be considered in that
House unless it is a bill or resolution which has been reported by the
Committee on the Budget of that House (or from the consideration of
which such committee has been discharged) or unless it is an amendment
to such a bill or resolution.
(Pub. L. 93-344, title III, Sec. 306, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 313; Pub.
L. 99-177, title II, Sec. 201(b), Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1050; Pub. L.
101-508, title XIII, Sec. 13207(a)(1)(D), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-
617.)
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, Sec. 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.
Amendments
1990--Pub. L. 101-508 substituted ``bill, resolution, amendment,
motion, or conference report'' for ``bill or resolution, and no
amendment to any bill or resolution''.
1985--Pub. L. 99-177 reenacted section without change.
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, set out as an Effective and Termination
Dates note under section 900 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 907c of this title.
