Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process
Table 2. Points of Order Under S.Con.Res. 11 (114th Congress)
(Budget Resolution for FY2016)
| Section | Description | Application | Senate Waiver Votea |
| 2001(b)(1) | In the Senate, prohibits consideration of legislation pursuant to reconciliation instructions in this resolution that would increase the public debt limit during the period of FY2016-FY2025. | Bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report. | Two-thirdsb |
| 3101(b)(1) | In the Senate, prohibits the consideration of a measure that would cause a net increase in on-budget deficits in excess of $5 billion in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 years after the budget year in the most recently agreed to budget resolution.c | Bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report. | Three-fifths |
| 3101(b)(2) | In the House, prohibits consideration of a measure that would cause a net increase in direct spending in excess of $5 billion in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 years after the budget year in the most recently agreed to budget resolution.d | Bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report. | n/a |
| 3103(b)(1) | In the Senate, prohibits consideration of a full-year appropriations measure that includes a change in a mandatory program producing a net change in direct spending that would be in excess of the amounts specified in Section 3103(b)(3) for FY2016-FY2019.e | Bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report. | Three-fifths |
| 3103(b)(2) | In the House, prohibits consideration of a provision in a full-year appropriations measure that makes a change in a mandatory program producing a net change in direct spending that would be in excess of the amounts specified in Section 3103(b)(3) for FY2016-FY2019. | Bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report. | n/a |
| 3104 | Prohibits the consideration of a provision in a full-year appropriations measure that makes a net change in a mandatory program affecting the Crime Victims Fund that would exceed $10.8 billion. | Bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report. | Three-fifths |
| 3202(a) | In the Senate, prohibits consideration of advance appropriations in measures providing appropriations for FY2016 or FY2017, except as provided in Section 3202(b).f | Bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report. | Three-fifths |
| 3205(a) | In the Senate, prohibits voting on passage of any matter that requires a cost estimate under Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act (i.e., measures reported by a committee other than the Appropriations Committee), unless that cost estimate was made publicly available not later than 28 hours before the vote. | Reported bill (except a bill reported by the Appropriations Committee). | Three-fifths |
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