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A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes.
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes.
Summary
- The bill limits Senate debate on annual appropriation bills to a maximum of 20 hours total, including amendments and all related motions and appeals.
- The bill prevents the House of Representatives from taking adjournment periods longer than 3 calendar days in July until all Appropriations Committee subcommittees' appropriation bills for the next fiscal year have been approved.
- The bill applies existing congressional budget procedures to appropriation bills in the Senate, with the exception of the new 20-hour debate limit.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/S001217.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Scott, Rick (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Aug 7, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. · senate
- Aug 7, 2026 Introduced in Senate
Text versions (1)
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 7, 2026
Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATION BILLS.
(a) In General.—Section 309 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 640) is amended to read as follows:
“approval of appropriation bills
“Sec. 309. (a) In the Senate.—
“(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of section 305 for the consideration in the Senate of concurrent resolutions on the budget and conference reports thereon shall apply to the consideration in the Senate of appropriation bills.
“(2) Debate in the Senate on any annual appropriation bill, and all amendments thereto and debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 20 hours.
“(b) In the House of Representatives.—It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any resolution providing for an adjournment period of more than three calendar days during the month of July until the House of Representatives has approved appropriation bills providing new budget authority under the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year. For purposes of this section, the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall periodically advise the Speaker as to changes in jurisdiction among its various subcommittees.”.
(b) Conforming Amendment.—In the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 621 note), the item relating to section 309 is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 309. Approval of appropriation bills.”. <all>
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