Skip to main content
HR 3695 106th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget surpluses Congress Congressional voting Federal budgets Federal receipts and expenditures Health House rules and procedure Legislation Legislative amendments Legislative resolutions Medicare Old age, survivors and disability insurance Public debt Senate rules and procedure Social Welfare Social security finance Tax cuts Taxation

Save Our Surplus for Debt Reduction Act of 2000

Introduced: February 16, 2000 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Feb 16, 2000
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Save Our Surplus for Debt Reduction Act of 2000 - Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report if the enactment of the bill or resolution as reported, the adoption and enactment of the amendment, or the enactment of the bill or resolution in the form recommended in the conference report would cause a decrease in the on-budget surplus for FY 2000. Makes such point of order inapplicable to any such legislation or motion if it reduces revenues or implements structural social security or Medicare reform.

Waives or suspends the point of order under this Act in the Senate only by an affirmative three-fifths majority vote. Requires the same majority to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on such point of order.

Terminates this Act on October 1, 2000.

What's happening now February 16, 2000

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1