This bill establishes a point of order that prohibits considering legislation in the Senate that provides nondefense discretionary appropriations and would increase the deficit when inflation is at least 3%. The point of order may be waived or suspended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senate.
To create a point of order against legislation making nondefense 
 discretionary appropriations that would increase the deficit during a 
                       period of high inflation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE AGAINST LEGISLATION MAKING 
              NONDEFENSE DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS THAT WOULD 
              INCREASE THE DEFICIT DURING A PERIOD OF HIGH INFLATION.

    (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to 
consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment 
between the Houses, or conference report making appropriations for the 
revised nonsecurity category (as defined in section 250(c) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
900(c))) that, if enacted, would increase the deficit over the period 
of current fiscal year, the budget year, and the ensuing 9 fiscal years 
following the budget year if the annualized change in the most recently 
monthly report on the Consumer Price Index for All-Urban Consumers 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor 
is not less than 3 percent.
    (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended 
in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, 
duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members 
of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an 
appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
subsection (a).
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply on and after July 1, 
2022.
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A bill to create a point of order against legislation making nondefense discretionary appropriations that would increase the deficit during a period of high inflation.
A bill to create a point of order against legislation making nondefense discretionary appropriations that would increase the deficit during a period of high inflation.
Official Titles - Senate
Official Title as Introduced
A bill to create a point of order against legislation making nondefense discretionary appropriations that would increase the deficit during a period of high inflation.
Sen. Scott, Rick