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U.S. Code/Title 2/§ 642

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2 U.S.C. § 642.Chapter 17A

§ 642

Budget-related legislation must be within appropriate levels

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Subchapter: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS

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((a)) ** Enforcement of budget aggregates**

((1)) ** In House of Representatives** Except as provided by subsection (c), after the Congress has completed action on a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year, it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report providing new budget authority or reducing revenues, if—

((A)) the enactment of that bill or resolution as reported;

((B)) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or

((C)) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the form recommended in that conference report;

((2)) ** In Senate** After a concurrent resolution on the budget is agreed to, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that—

((A)) would cause the level of total new budget authority or total outlays set forth for the first fiscal year in the applicable resolution to be exceeded; or

((B)) would cause revenues to be less than the level of total revenues set forth for that first fiscal year or for the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years in the applicable resolution for which allocations are provided under .

((3)) ** Enforcement of social security levels in Senate** After a concurrent resolution on the budget is agreed to, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause a decrease in social security surpluses or an increase in social security deficits relative to the levels set forth in the applicable resolution for the first fiscal year or for the total of that fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years for which allocations are provided under .section 633(a) of this title

((b)) ** Social security levels**

((1)) ** In general** For purposes of subsection (a)(3), social security surpluses equal the excess of social security revenues over social security outlays in a fiscal year or years with such an excess and social security deficits equal the excess of social security outlays over social security revenues in a fiscal year or years with such an excess.

((2)) ** Tax treatment** For purposes of subsection (a)(3), no provision of any legislation involving a change in chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [ et seq.] shall be treated as affecting the amount of social security revenues or outlays unless that provision changes the income tax treatment of social security benefits.26 U.S.C. 1

((c)) ** Exception in House of Representatives** Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply in the House of Representatives to any bill, joint resolution, or amendment that provides new budget authority for a fiscal year or to any conference report on any such bill or resolution, if—

((1)) the enactment of that bill or resolution as reported;

((2)) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or

((3)) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the form recommended in that conference report;

Related Legislation

(2 bills)

Bills that would modify or reference this section of law.

HR-9452

Budgeting for a Better America Act

Steve Womack

Arkansas representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
6/24/2026
SCONRES-22

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

Rand Paul

Kentucky senator

  1. senate
  2. house
9/15/2025
§ 641

Release: pl-119-83 (2026-04-13)

§ 643

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