HRES 671
111th Congress
House
Congress
Budget deficits and national debt
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to promote fiscal responsibility by requiring the application of the House PAYGO rule.
Introduced: July 22, 2009
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Became law
Jul 22, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jul 22, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider a rule or order that waives the application of the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rule in the House.
Prescribes a procedure for disposing of a related point of order.
Makes it out of order for the Speaker to entertain a motion to suspend application of the PAYGO rule.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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