2 U.S.C. § 637 — Legislation dealing with Congressional

Page 190 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 637 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–177 effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termi- nation Dates note under section 900 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246. § 637. Legislation dealing with Congressional budget must be handled by Budget Commit- tees (a) In the Senate In the Senate, no bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, dealing with any matter which is within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget shall be considered unless it is a bill or resolution which has been reported by the Committee on the Budget (or from the consideration of which such committee has been discharged) or unless it is an amend- ment to such a bill or resolution. (b) In the House of Representatives In the House of Representatives, no bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto, or con- ference report thereon, dealing with any matter which is within the jurisdiction of the Com- mittee on the Budget shall be considered unless it is a bill or joint resolution which has been re- ported by the Committee on the Budget (or from the consideration of which such committee has been discharged) or unless it is an amendment to such a bill or joint resolution. (Pub. L. 93–344, title III, § 306, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 313; Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 201(b), Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1050; Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, § 13207(a)(1)(D), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–617; Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title I, § 122(7), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1175.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1327 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. AMENDMENTS 2013—Pub. L. 113–67 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, substituted ‘‘In the Senate, no’’ for ‘‘No’’, struck out ‘‘of either House’’ after ‘‘jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget’’, ‘‘in that House’’ after ‘‘shall be considered’’, and ‘‘of that House’’ after ‘‘reported by the Committee on the Budget’’, and added subsec. (b). 1990—Pub. L. 101–508 substituted ‘‘bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report’’ for ‘‘bill or resolution, and no amendment to any bill or resolu- tion’’. 1985—Pub. L. 99–177 reenacted section without change. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–177 effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termi- nation Dates note under section 900 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246. § 638. House committee action on all appropria- tion bills to be completed by June 10 On or before June 10 of each year, the Com- mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- resentatives shall report annual appropriation bills providing new budget authority under the jurisdiction of all of its subcommittees for the fiscal year which begins on October 1 of that year. (Pub. L. 93–344, title III, § 307, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 313; Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 201(b), Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1051.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1328 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. AMENDMENTS 1985—Pub. L. 99–177 substituted ‘‘by June 10’’ for ‘‘be- fore first appropriation bill is reported’’ in section catchline, and amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘Prior to report- ing the first regular appropriation bill for each fiscal year, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall, to the extent practicable, com- plete subcommittee markup and full committee action on all regular appropriation bills for that year and sub- mit to the House a summary report comparing the committee’s recommendations with the appropriate levels of budget outlays and new budget authority as set forth in the most recently agreed to concurrent res- olution on the budget for that year.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–177 effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termi- nation Dates note under section 900 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246. § 639. Reports, summaries, and projections of Congressional budget actions (a) Legislation providing new budget authority or providing increase or decrease in reve- nues or tax expenditures (1) Whenever a committee of either House re- ports to its House a bill or joint resolution, or committee amendment thereto, providing new budget authority (other than continuing appro- priations) or providing an increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures for a fiscal year (or fiscal years), the report accompanying that bill or joint resolution shall contain a state- ment, or the committee shall make available such a statement in the case of an approved committee amendment which is not reported to its House, prepared after consultation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office— (A) comparing the levels in such measure to the appropriate allocations in the reports sub- mitted under section 633(b) of this title for the