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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2090

 To improve the budget process.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 17, 2025

 Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on the Budget

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To improve the budget process.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Budget Reform Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

 The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Table of contents.
 TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REFORMS

Sec. 101. CBO show your work.
 TITLE II--ZERO-BASED BUDGETING

Sec. 201. Zero-based budgeting.
 TITLE III--BIENNIAL BUDGET TIMETABLE REFORMS

 Subtitle A--Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations

Sec. 301. Revision of timetable.

Sec. 302. Amendments to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
 Control Act of 1974.

Sec. 303. Amendments to title 31, United States Code.

Sec. 304. Two-year appropriations; title and style of appropriations 
 Acts.

Sec. 305. Multiyear authorizations.

Sec. 306. Government plans on a biennial basis.

Sec. 307. Biennial appropriations bills.
 Subtitle B--Compliance

Sec. 321. Limitation on use of Federal funds for political employee 
 official travel if President's budget is 
 late.

Sec. 322. Limitation on use of Federal funds for presidential travel 
 expenses if President's budget is late.

Sec. 323. Submission of the National Security Strategy and the budget 
 of the President before the President may 
 address a joint session of Congress.

Sec. 324. No budget, no travel.
 Subtitle C--Effective Date

Sec. 341. Effective date.
 TITLE IV--SENATE RULES REFORMS

Sec. 401. Setting the threshold to waive points of order at two-thirds.

Sec. 402. Surgical strike point of order relating to legislation 
 dealing with the congressional budget.
 TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 501. Changes in the baseline.

 TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REFORMS

SEC. 101. CBO SHOW YOUR WORK.

    (a) Publication of Congressional Budget Office Models.--

Section 402 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) is amended--

    (1) by striking ``The Director'' and inserting the 
 following:
 ``

    (a) In General.--The Director'';

    (2) in the undesignated matter following subsection

    (a)

    (3) , 
 as so designated, by striking ``The estimates'' and inserting 
 the following:
 ``

    (b) Inclusion in Reports.--The estimates''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (c) Publication of Models and Data.--The Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office shall make available to Members of Congress 
and make publicly available on the website of the Congressional Budget 
Office--
 ``

    (1) each fiscal model, policy model, and data preparation 
 routine used by the Congressional Budget Office in estimating 
 the costs and other fiscal, social, or economic effects of 
 legislation, including estimates prepared under subsection

    (a) ;
 ``

    (2) any update of a model or routine described in 
 paragraph

    (1) ;
 ``

    (3) subject to paragraph

    (4) , for each estimate of the 
 costs and other fiscal effects of legislation, including 
 estimates prepared under subsection

    (a) , the data, programs, 
 models, assumptions, and other details of the computations used 
 by the Congressional Budget Office in preparing the estimate, 
 in a manner sufficient to permit replication by individuals not 
 employed by the Congressional Budget Office; and
 ``

    (4) for any data that is required not to be disclosed by 
 the Congressional Budget Office--
 ``
        (A) a complete list of all data variables for 
 such data;
 ``
        (B) descriptive statistics for all data variables 
 for such data (including averages, standard deviations, 
 number of observations, and correlations to other 
 variables), to the extent that the descriptive 
 statistics do not violate the rule against disclosure;
 ``
            (C) a reference to the statute requiring that the 
 data not be disclosed; and
 ``
            (D) information regarding how to contact the 
 individual or entity who has unrestricted access to the 
 data.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection

    (a) shall 
apply on and after the date that is 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

 TITLE II--ZERO-BASED BUDGETING

SEC. 201. ZERO-BASED BUDGETING.

    (a) Interim Period.--

Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (j)

    (1) Except as provided in paragraph

    (2) , the President shall 
submit with materials related to each budget transmitted under 
subsection

    (a) on or after the date of enactment of this subsection a 
budget for each department and agency that contains the following 
information:
 ``
        (A) A description of each activity for which the 
 department or agency receives an appropriation in the current 
 fiscal year or for which the department or agency requests an 
 appropriation for the budget year.
 ``
        (B) The legal basis for each activity described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) .
 ``
            (C) For each activity described in subparagraph
        (A) --
 ``
            (i) an examination of the objectives, operations, 
 and costs of the activity;
 ``
            (ii) three alternative funding levels for the 
 budget year, not fewer than 2 of which shall be below 
 the funding level for the current fiscal year;
 ``
            (iii) a summary of the priorities that would be 
 accomplished within each level described in clause
            (ii) ; and
 ``
            (iv) the additional increments of value that 
 would be added by the higher funding levels described 
 in clause
            (ii) .
 ``
            (D) For each activity described in subparagraph
        (A) , 1 or 
 more measures of cost efficiency and effectiveness.
 ``

    (2) The materials submitted under paragraph

    (1) shall not include 
information for the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
benefits program under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401 et seq.), the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), or the Medicaid program under 
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
 ``

    (3) As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
publish guidelines to carry out this subsection, which shall require 
that the baseline budget of each department or agency is assumed to be 
zero and each proposed expenditure shall be justified as if it were a 
new expenditure.''.

    (b) Biennial Zero-Based Budgeting.--

    (1) In general.--Effective on January 1, 2027, subsection

    (j)

    (1) of 

section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is 
 amended by striking ``Except as provided'' and all that follows 
 and inserting the following: ``Except as provided in paragraph

    (2) , the President shall submit with materials related to each 
 budget transmitted under subsection

    (a) on or after December 
 31, 2026, a budget for each department and agency that contains 
 the following information:
 ``
        (A) A description of each activity for which the 
 department or agency receives an appropriation in the either 
 fiscal year of the current biennium or for which the department 
 or agency requests an appropriation for either fiscal year in 
 the next biennium.
 ``
        (B) The legal basis for each activity described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) .
 ``
            (C) For each activity described in subparagraph
        (A) --
 ``
            (i) an examination of the objectives, operations, 
 and costs of the activity;
 ``
            (ii) three alternative funding levels for each 
 fiscal year in the next biennium, not fewer than 2 of 
 which shall be below the funding level for the average 
 of the amount for each fiscal year during the current 
 biennium;
 ``
            (iii) a summary of the priorities that would be 
 accomplished within each level described in clause
            (ii) ; and
 ``
            (iv) the additional increments of value that 
 would be added by the higher funding levels described 
 in clause
            (ii) .
 ``
            (D) For each activity described in subparagraph
        (A) , 1 or 
 more measures of cost efficiency and effectiveness.''.

    (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by this subsection 
 shall apply to budget recommendations for the biennium 
 beginning with fiscal year 2028, and each biennium thereafter.

 TITLE III--BIENNIAL BUDGET TIMETABLE REFORMS

 Subtitle A--Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations

SEC. 301. REVISION OF TIMETABLE.

    (a) In General.--

Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 631) is amended to read as follows:

 ``timetable

 ``

Sec. 300.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection

    (b) , 
the timetable with respect to the congressional budget process for any 
Congress is as follows:

 ``First Session
On or before: Action to be completed:
First day of session.................... President submits budget recommendations.
One week after submission of President's Congressional Budget Office submits report to the Committee on the
 budget recommendations. Budget of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the
 Budget of the Senate.
February 1.............................. Committees submit views and estimates to the Committee on the Budget
 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Budget of
 the Senate.
February 15............................. Committee on the Budget of the Senate reports concurrent resolution on
 the biennial budget.
March 15................................ Congress completes action on concurrent resolution on the biennial
 budget.
March 16................................ Biennial appropriation bills may be considered in the House.
April 10................................ House Appropriations Committee reports last biennial appropriation
 bill.
April 30................................ House completes action on biennial appropriation bills.
June 1.................................. Senate completes action on biennial appropriation bills.
October 1............................... Biennium begins.

 ``Second Session
On or before: Action to be completed:
First day of session.................... President submits budget review.
One week after submission of budget Congressional Budget Office submits report to the Committee on the
 review. Budget of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the
 Budget of the Senate.
June 1.................................. Congress completes action on bills and resolutions authorizing new
 budget authority for the succeeding biennium.

 ``

    (b) Special Rule.--In the case of any first session of Congress 
that begins in any year immediately following a leap year and during 
which the term of a President (except a President who succeeds himself 
or herself) begins, the following dates shall supersede those set forth 
for the first session in subsection

    (a) :

 ``First Session
On or before: Action to be completed:
First Monday in February................ President submits budget recommendations.
February 15............................. Congressional Budget Office submits report to the Committee on the
 Budget of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the
 Budget of the Senate.
March 15................................ Committees submit views and estimates to the Committee on the Budget
 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Budget of
 the Senate.
April 1................................. Committee on the Budget of the Senate reports concurrent resolution on
 the biennial budget.
April 15................................ Congress completes action on concurrent resolution on the biennial
 budget.
April 16................................ Biennial appropriation bills may be considered in the House of
 Representatives.
May 10.................................. Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives reports
 last appropriation bill.
May 30.................................. House of Representatives completes action on biennial appropriation
 bills.
July 1.................................. Senate completes action on biennial appropriation bills.
October 1............................... Biennium begins.''.

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--

    (1) Section 202

    (e)

    (1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
 1974 (2 U.S.C. 602

    (e)

    (1) ) is amended by striking ``On or before 
 February 15'' and inserting ``Not later than January 15 (or, if 
 applicable, under 

section 300

    (b) , February 15)''.

SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT 
 CONTROL ACT OF 1974.

    (a) Declaration of 

=== Purpose ===
-

Section 2

    (2) of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621

    (2) ) is amended 
by striking ``each year'' and inserting ``biennially''.

    (b) 

=== Definitions. ===
-

    (1) Budget resolution.--

Section 3

    (4) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
 622

    (4) ) is amended by striking ``fiscal year'' each place it 
 appears and inserting ``biennium''.

    (2) Biennium.--

Section 3 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 622) is 
 further amended by adding at the end the following new 
 paragraph:
 ``

    (12) The term `biennium' means the period of 2 
 consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-
 numbered year.''.
            (c) Biennial Concurrent Resolution on the Budget.--

    (1) Section heading.--The section heading of 

section 301 of 
 such Act (2 U.S.C. 632) is amended by striking ``annual'' and 
 inserting ``biennial''.

    (2) Contents of resolution.--

Section 301

    (a) of such Act (2 
 U.S.C. 632

    (a) ) is amended--
        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) by--
            (i) striking ``April 15 of each year'' and 
 inserting ``March 15 (or, if applicable under 
 

section 300

    (b) , April 15) of each odd-numbered 
 year'';
            (ii) striking ``the fiscal year beginning 
 on October 1 of such year'' the first place it 
 appears and inserting ``the biennium beginning 
 on October 1 of such year''; and
            (iii) striking ``the fiscal year beginning 
 on October 1 of such year'' the second place it 
 appears and inserting ``each fiscal year in 
 such period'';
        (B) in paragraph

    (6) , by striking ``for the fiscal 
 year'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year in the 
 biennium''; and
            (C) in paragraph

    (7) , by striking ``for the fiscal 
 year'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year in the 
 biennium''.

    (3) Additional matters.--

Section 301

    (b)

    (3) of such Act (2 
 U.S.C. 632

    (b)

    (3) ) is amended by striking ``for such fiscal 
 year'' and inserting ``for either fiscal year in such 
 biennium''.

    (4) Views of other committees.--

Section 301
            (d) of such Act 
 (2 U.S.C. 632
            (d) ) is amended by striking ``Within 6 weeks after 
 the President submits a budget under 

section 1105

    (a) of title 
 31, United States Code'' and inserting ``Not later than 
 February 1 (or, if applicable under 

section 300

    (b) , March 15) 
 of each odd-numbered year''.

    (5) Hearings.--

Section 301

    (e)

    (1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
 632

    (e)

    (1) ) is amended by--
        (A) striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting 
 ``biennium''; and
        (B) inserting after the second sentence the 
 following: ``On or before February 15 (or, if 
 applicable under 

section 300

    (b) , March 15) of each odd-
 numbered year, the Committee on the Budget of each 
 House shall report to its House the concurrent 
 resolution on the budget referred to in subsection

    (a) for the biennium beginning on October 1 of that 
 year.''.

    (6) Goals for reducing unemployment.--

Section 301

    (f) of 
 such Act (2 U.S.C. 632

    (f) ) is amended by striking ``fiscal 
 year'' each place it appears and inserting ``biennium''.

    (7) Economic assumptions.--

Section 301

    (g)

    (1) of such Act (2 
 U.S.C. 632

    (g)

    (1) ) is amended by striking ``for a fiscal year'' 
 and inserting ``for a biennium''.

    (8) Table of contents.--The table of contents set forth in 
 

section 1

    (b) of such Act is amended by striking the item 
 relating to 

section 301 and inserting the following:

``

Sec. 301. Biennial adoption of concurrent resolution on the 
 budget.''.
            (d) Committee Allocations.--

Section 302 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 633) 
is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by--
            (i) striking ``for the first fiscal year of 
 the resolution,'' and inserting ``for each 
 fiscal year in the biennium,'';
            (ii) striking ``for that period of fiscal 
 years'' and inserting ``for all fiscal years 
 covered by the resolution''; and
            (iii) striking ``for the fiscal year of 
 that resolution'' and inserting ``for each 
 fiscal year in the biennium''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (5)
        (A) , by striking ``April 15'' 
 and inserting ``March 15 (or, if applicable under 
 

section 300

    (b) , April 15) of an odd-numbered year'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) , by striking ``budget year'' and 
 inserting ``biennium'';

    (3) in subsection
            (c) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' 
 each place it appears and inserting ``for each fiscal year in 
 the biennium'';

    (4) in subsection

    (f) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``for a biennium''; and
            (ii) in matter following subparagraph
            (C) , 
 by striking ``the first fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``either fiscal year of the 
 biennium''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2)
        (A) --
            (i) by striking ``the first fiscal year'' 
 and inserting ``each fiscal year of the 
 biennium''; and
            (ii) by striking ``the total of fiscal 
 years'' and inserting ``the total of all fiscal 
 years covered by the resolution''; and

    (5) in subsection

    (g)

    (1)
        (A) , by striking ``April 15'' and 
 inserting ``March 15 (or, if applicable under 

section 300

    (b) , 
 April 15) of an odd-numbered year''.

    (e) Section 303 Point of Order.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 303

    (a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
 634

    (a) ) is amended by--
        (A) striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting 
 ``for a biennium'';
        (B) striking ``the first fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``either fiscal year of the biennium''; and
            (C) striking ``that fiscal year'' each place it 
 appears and inserting ``that biennium''.

    (2) Exceptions in the house.--

Section 303

    (b) of such Act (2 
 U.S.C. 634

    (b) ) is amended--
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``the 
 budget year'' and inserting ``the biennium''; 
 and
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking ``the 
 fiscal year'' and inserting ``the biennium''; 
 and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``May 15'' and 
 inserting ``March 16 (or, if applicable under 

section 300

    (b) , April 16)''.

    (3) Application to the senate.--

Section 303
            (c) (1) of such 
 Act (2 U.S.C. 634
            (c) (1) ) is amended by--
        (A) striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting 
 ``biennium''; and
        (B) striking ``that year'' and inserting ``each 
 fiscal year of that biennium''.

    (f) Permissible Revisions of Concurrent Resolutions on the 
Budget.--

Section 304 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 635) is amended--

    (1) by striking ``fiscal year'' the first two places it 
 appears and inserting ``biennium'';

    (2) by striking ``for such fiscal year'' and inserting 
 ``for such biennium''; and

    (3) by inserting ``Any concurrent resolution that revises 
 or reaffirms the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution 
 on the budget shall be considered under the procedures set 
 forth in 

section 305.'' after ``to.''.

    (g) Procedures for Consideration of Budget Resolutions.--

Section 305 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 636) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a)

    (3) , by striking ``fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``biennium''; and

    (2) in subsection

    (b)

    (3) , by striking ``fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``biennium''.

    (h) Completion of House Committee Action on Appropriation Bills.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 307 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 638) is 
 amended--
        (A) in the section heading, by striking ``june 10'' 
 and inserting ``april 10'';
        (B) by striking ``June 10 of each year'' and 
 inserting ``April 10 (or, if applicable under 

section 300

    (b) , May 10) of each odd-numbered year'';
            (C) by striking ``annual'' and inserting 
 ``biennial'';
            (D) by striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting 
 ``biennium''; and
        (E) by striking ``that year'' and inserting ``that 
 odd-numbered year''.

    (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents set forth 
 in 

section 1

    (b) of such Act is amended by striking the item 
 relating to 

section 307 and inserting the following:

``

Sec. 307. House committee action on all appropriation bills to be 
 completed by April 10.''.
            (i) Completion of Action on Regular Appropriation Bills.--

Section 309 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 640) is amended--

    (1) by inserting ``of any odd-numbered year'' after 
 ``July'';

    (2) by striking ``annual'' and inserting ``biennial'';

    (3) by striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting ``biennium''; 
 and

    (4) by striking ``such year'' and inserting ``such odd-
 numbered year''.

    (j) Reconciliation Process.--

Section 310

    (a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
641

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``A 
 concurrent'' and all that follows through ``shall'' and 
 inserting ``A concurrent resolution on the budget for a 
 biennium may, for each fiscal year of the biennium''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``for such 
 fiscal year'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year of 
 the biennium'';
        (B) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``such fiscal 
 year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year of the 
 biennium''; and
            (C) in subparagraph
            (D) , by striking ``such fiscal 
 year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year of the 
 biennium''.

    (k) Section 311 Point of Order.--

    (1) In the house.--

Section 311

    (a)

    (1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
 642

    (a)

    (1) ) is amended--
        (A) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting 
 ``for a biennium'';
        (B) by striking ``the first fiscal year'' each 
 place it appears and inserting ``either fiscal year of 
 the biennium''; and
            (C) by striking ``that first fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium''.

    (2) In the senate.--

Section 311

    (a)

    (2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
 642

    (a)

    (2) ) is amended--
        (A) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``for the 
 first fiscal year'' and inserting ``for either fiscal 
 year of the biennium''; and
        (B) in subparagraph
        (B) --
            (i) by striking ``that first fiscal year'' 
 the first place it appears and inserting 
 ``either fiscal year in the biennium''; and
            (ii) by striking ``that first fiscal year 
 and the ensuing fiscal years'' and inserting 
 ``all fiscal years''.

    (3) Social security levels.--

Section 311

    (a)

    (3) of such Act 
 (2 U.S.C. 642

    (a)

    (3) ) is amended by--
        (A) striking ``for the first fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``for each fiscal year in the biennium''; and
        (B) striking ``that fiscal year and the ensuing 
 fiscal years'' and inserting ``all fiscal years''.
            (l) MDA Point of Order.--

Section 312
            (c) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
643
            (c) ) is amended--

    (1) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting ``for a 
 biennium'';

    (2) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``the first fiscal year'' 
 and inserting ``either fiscal year in the biennium'';

    (3) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``that fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``either fiscal year in the biennium''; and

    (4) in the matter following paragraph

    (2) , by striking 
 ``that fiscal year'' and inserting ``the applicable fiscal 
 year''.

SEC. 303. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) 

=== Definition. ===
-

Section 1101 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) `biennium' has the meaning given that term in 
 paragraph

    (12) of 

section 3 of the Congressional Budget and 
 Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622).''.

    (b) Budget Contents and Submission to the Congress.--

    (1) Schedule.--The matter preceding paragraph

    (1) in 
 

section 1105

    (a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to 
 read as follows:
 ``

    (a) On or before the first day on which Congress is in session 
(or, if applicable under 

section 300

    (b) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, the first Monday in February) of each odd-numbered year, the 
President shall transmit to the Congress, the budget for the biennium 
beginning on October 1 of such calendar year. The budget of the United 
States Government transmitted under this subsection shall include a 
budget message and summary and supporting information. The President 
shall include in each budget the following:''.

    (2) Expenditures.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (5) of title 31, United 
 States Code, is amended by striking ``the fiscal year for which 
 the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that 
 year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium for 
 which the budget is submitted and in the succeeding 4 fiscal 
 years''.

    (3) Receipts.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (6) of title 31, United 
 States Code, is amended by striking ``the fiscal year for which 
 the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that 
 year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium for 
 which the budget is submitted and in the succeeding 4 years''.

    (4) Balance statements.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (9)
            (C) of title 31, 
 United States Code, is amended by striking ``the fiscal year'' 
 and inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium''.

    (5) Functions and activities.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (12) of title 
 31, United States Code, is amended--
        (A) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``the fiscal 
 year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year in the 
 biennium''; and
        (B) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking ``after that 
 year'' and inserting ``after that biennium''.

    (6) Allowances.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (13) of title 31, United 
 States Code, is amended by striking ``the fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium''.

    (7) Allowances for uncontrolled expenditures.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (14) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
 striking ``that year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year in the 
 biennium for which the budget is submitted''.

    (8) Tax expenditures.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (16) of title 31, 
 United States Code, is amended by striking ``the fiscal year'' 
 and inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium''.

    (9) Future years.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (17) of title 31, United 
 States Code, is amended--
        (A) by striking ``the fiscal year following the 
 fiscal year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year in the 
 biennium following the biennium'';
        (B) by striking ``that following fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``each such fiscal year''; and
            (C) by striking ``fiscal year before the fiscal 
 year'' and inserting ``biennium before the biennium''.

    (10) Prior year outlays.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (18) of title 31, 
 United States Code, is amended--
        (A) by striking ``the prior fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``each of the two most recently completed 
 fiscal years,'';
        (B) by striking ``for that year'' and inserting 
 ``with respect to those fiscal years''; and
            (C) by striking ``in that year'' and inserting ``in 
 those fiscal years''.

    (11) Prior year receipts.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (19) of title 31, 
 United States Code, is amended--
        (A) by striking ``the prior fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``each of the two most recently completed 
 fiscal years'';
        (B) by striking ``for that year'' and inserting 
 ``with respect to those fiscal years''; and
            (C) by striking ``in that year'' each place it 
 appears and inserting ``in those fiscal years''.

    (12) Homeland security.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (35)
        (A)
            (i) of title 
 31, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
 subclause
            (I) , by striking ``the fiscal years for which the 
 budget is submitted'' and inserting ``each fiscal year in the 
 biennium for which the budget is submitted''.

    (13) EESA.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (36) of title 31, United States 
 Code, is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by 
 striking ``the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted'' 
 and inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium for which the 
 budget is submitted''.

    (14) Veterans health.--

Section 1105

    (a)

    (37) of title 31, 
 United States Code, is amended by striking ``the fiscal year 
 for which the budget is submitted'' and inserting ``each fiscal 
 year in the biennium for which the budget is submitted''.
            (c) Estimated Expenditures of Legislative and Judicial Branches.--

Section 1105

    (b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``each year'' and inserting ``each even-numbered year''.
            (d) Recommendations To Meet Estimated Deficiencies.--

Section 1105
            (c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) by striking ``the fiscal year for'' the first place it 
 appears and inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium for'';

    (2) by striking ``the fiscal year for'' the second place it 
 appears and inserting ``each fiscal year of the biennium, as 
 the case may be, for''; and

    (3) by striking ``for that year'' and inserting ``for each 
 fiscal year of the biennium''.

    (e) Capital Investment Analysis.--

Section 1105

    (e)

    (1) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``ensuing fiscal year'' and 
inserting ``biennium to which such budget relates''.

    (f) Preparation of Budget.--

Section 1105

    (f) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended--

    (1) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting ``for a 
 biennium''; and

    (2) by striking ``that and subsequent'' and inserting 
 ``each fiscal year in such biennium and subsequent''.

    (g) Budget Justifications.--

    (1) Title 31.--

Section 1105
            (i) (1) of title 31, United 
 States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``for each fiscal year'' and inserting ``for 
 each biennium''.

    (2) FFATA.--

Section 3

    (b)

    (2)
        (A)
            (i) of the Federal Funding 
 Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 
 note) is amended by striking ``annual'' and inserting 
 ``biennial''.

    (h) Supplemental Budget Estimates and Changes.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 1106

    (a) of title 31, United States 
 Code, is amended--
        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , by--
            (i) inserting after ``Before July 16 of 
 each year'' the following: ``and the first day 
 on which Congress is in session of each even-
 numbered year''; and
            (ii) striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting 
 ``biennium'';
        (B) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``that fiscal 
 year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year in such 
 biennium'';
            (C) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``fiscal year'' 
 and inserting ``biennium''; and
            (D) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking ``fiscal year'' 
 and inserting ``biennium''.

    (2) Changes.--

Section 1106

    (b) of title 31, United States 
 Code, is amended by--
        (A) inserting after ``Before July 16 of each year'' 
 the following: ``and the first day on which Congress is 
 in session of each even-numbered year'';
        (B) striking ``the fiscal year'' and inserting 
 ``each fiscal year in the biennium''; and
            (C) striking ``submitted before July 16'' and 
 inserting ``required by this subsection''.
            (i) Current Programs and Activities Estimates.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 1109

    (a) of title 31, United States 
 Code, is amended--
        (A) by striking ``On or before the first Monday 
 after January 3 of each year (on or before February 5 
 in 1986)'' and inserting ``At the same time the budget 
 required by 

section 1105 is submitted for a biennium''; 
 and
        (B) by striking ``the following fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``each fiscal year of such biennium''.

    (2) Joint economic committee.--

Section 1109

    (b) of title 31, 
 United States Code, is amended by striking ``before March 1 of 
 each year'' and inserting ``within one week of the President's 
 budget submission for each odd-numbered year (or, if applicable 
 under 

section 300

    (b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
 not later than February 15 of an odd-numbered year)''.

    (j) Year-Ahead Requests for Authorizing Legislation.--

Section 1110 
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by--

    (1) striking ``May 16'' and inserting ``March 31''; and

    (2) striking ``year before the year in which the fiscal 
 year begins'' and inserting ``calendar year preceding the 
 calendar year in which the biennium begins''.

SEC. 304. TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; TITLE AND STYLE OF APPROPRIATIONS 
 ACTS.

 

Section 105 of title 1, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``

Sec. 105. Title and style of appropriations Acts
 ``

    (a) The style and title of all Acts making appropriations for the 
support of the Government shall be as follows: `An Act making 
appropriations (here insert the object) for each fiscal year in the 
biennium of fiscal years (here insert the fiscal years of the 
biennium).'.
 ``

    (b) All Acts making regular appropriations for the support of the 
Government shall be enacted for a biennium and shall specify the amount 
of appropriations provided for each fiscal year in such period.
 ``
            (c) For purposes of this section, the term `biennium' has the 
same meaning as in 

section 3

    (12) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622

    (12) ).''.

SEC. 305. MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
(2 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 ``authorizations of appropriations

 ``

Sec. 316.

    (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the 
House of Representatives or the Senate to consider--
 ``

    (1) any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, 
 amendment between the Houses, or conference report that 
 authorizes appropriations for a period of less than 2 fiscal 
 years, unless the program, project, or activity for which the 
 appropriations are authorized will require no further 
 appropriations and will be completed or terminated after the 
 appropriations have been expended; and
 ``

    (2) in any odd-numbered year, any authorization or 
 revenue bill or joint resolution until Congress completes 
 action on the biennial budget resolution, all regular biennial 
 appropriations bills, and all reconciliation bills.
 ``

    (b) Applicability.--In the Senate, subsection

    (a) shall not apply 
to--
 ``

    (1) any measure that is privileged for consideration 
 pursuant to a rule or statute;
 ``

    (2) any matter considered in Executive Session; or
 ``

    (3) an appropriations measure or reconciliation bill.''.

    (b) Amendment to Table of Contents.--The table of contents in 

section 1

    (b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

section 315 the 
following:

``

Sec. 316. Authorizations of appropriations.''.

SEC. 306. GOVERNMENT PLANS ON A BIENNIAL BASIS.

    (a) Managerial Accountability and Flexibility.--

Section 9703 of 
title 31, United States Code, relating to managerial accountability, is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) in the first sentence by striking ``annual''; 
 and
        (B) by striking ``

section 1105

    (a)

    (29) '' and 
 inserting ``

section 1105

    (a)

    (28) ''; and

    (2) in subsection

    (e) --
        (A) in the first sentence by striking ``one or'';
        (B) in the second sentence by striking ``a 
 subsequent year'' and inserting ``a subsequent 2-year 
 period''; and
            (C) in the third sentence by striking ``three'' and 
 inserting ``4''.

    (b) Performance Plans.--

Section 2803

    (a) of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended--

    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``an 
 annual'' and inserting ``a biennial'';

    (2) in paragraph

    (1) , by inserting ``for each fiscal year 
 during the biennial period'' after ``program activity'';

    (3) in paragraph

    (5) , by striking ``and'' after the 
 semicolon;

    (4) in paragraph

    (6) , by striking the period and inserting 
 ``; and''; and

    (5) by adding after paragraph

    (6) the following:
 ``

    (7) cover a 2-year period beginning with the first fiscal 
 year of the next biennial budget cycle.''.
            (c) Effective Date.--

    (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
 take effect on March 1, 2026.

    (2) Agency actions.--Effective on and after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, each agency shall take such actions as 
 necessary to prepare and submit any plan or report in 
 accordance with the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 307. BIENNIAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
(2 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), as amended by 

section 305

    (a) , is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

 ``consideration of biennial appropriations bills

 ``

Sec. 317. It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives or the Senate in any odd-numbered year to consider any 
regular bill providing new budget authority or a limitation on 
obligations under the jurisdiction of any of the subcommittees of the 
Committees on Appropriations for only the first fiscal year of a 
biennium, unless the program, project, or activity for which the new 
budget authority or obligation limitation is provided will require no 
additional authority beyond 1 year and will be completed or terminated 
after the amount provided has been expended.''.

    (b) Amendment to Table of Contents.--The table of contents in 

section 1

    (b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

section 316, as 
added by 

section 305

    (b) the following:

``

Sec. 317. Consideration of biennial appropriations bills.''.

 Subtitle B--Compliance

SEC. 321. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR POLITICAL EMPLOYEE 
 OFFICIAL TRAVEL IF PRESIDENT'S BUDGET IS LATE.

 

Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by 

section 201 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (k)

    (1) In this subsection--
 ``
        (A) the term `covered period' means the period--
 ``
            (i) beginning on--
 ``
            (I) the day after the first day on which 
 Congress is in session during any odd-numbered 
 year, if the budget under subsection

    (a) for 
 the next biennium was not submitted to Congress 
 on or before such first day in session; or
 ``
            (II) if applicable under 

section 300

    (b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
 U.S.C. 631

    (b) ), the day after the first Monday 
 in February of 2029, or any odd-numbered year 
 thereafter, if the budget under subsection

    (a) for the next biennium was not submitted to 
 Congress on or before such first Monday; and
 ``
            (ii) ending on the date on which the budget is 
 submitted; and
 ``
        (B) the term `political employee' means any individual--
 ``
            (i) occupying a position described under sections 
 5312 through 5316 of title 5 (relating to the Executive 
 Schedule);
 ``
            (ii) serving under a noncareer appointment in the 
 Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraph

    (7) of 

section 3132

    (a) of such title; or
 ``
            (iii) occupying a position in the executive 
 branch of the Government of a confidential or 

=== policy ===

 determining character under schedule C of subpart C of 
 part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
 ``

    (2) Except as provided in paragraph

    (3) , during a covered period 
no Federal funds may be obligated or expended for official travel by a 
political employee.
 ``

    (3)
        (A) If a political employee is away from the seat of 
Government on the first day of a covered period, Federal funds may be 
obligated and expended for official travel for a single return trip to 
the seat of Government by the political employee.
 ``
        (B) Federal funds may be obligated and expended for official 
travel by a political employee during a covered period from one 
location in the National Capital Region to another location in the 
National Capital Region.
 ``
            (C) If a national security event that triggers a continuity of 
operations or continuity of Government protocol occurs during a covered 
period, Federal funds may be obligated and expended for official travel 
by a political employee that relates to responding to the national 
security event or implementing the continuity of operations or 
continuity of Government protocol.''.

SEC. 322. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PRESIDENTIAL TRAVEL 
 EXPENSES IF PRESIDENT'S BUDGET IS LATE.

 

Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by 

section 321 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (l) (1) In this subsection--
 ``
        (A) the term `covered period' has the meaning given that 
 term in subsection

    (k)

    (1) ; and
 ``
        (B) the term `Federal funds' includes amounts made 
 available for--
 ``
            (i) the expense allowance of the President under 
 

section 102 of title 3;
 ``
            (ii) travel expenses of the President under 
 

section 103 of title 3;
 ``
            (iii) entertainment expenses of the President 
 under 

section 105
            (d) (3) of title 3; and
 ``
            (iv) subsistence expenses in connection with the 
 travel of the President in 

section 105
            (d) (4) of title 
 3.
 ``

    (2) Except as provided in paragraph

    (3) , during a covered period 
no Federal funds may be obligated or expended for the cost of travel by 
the President.
 ``

    (3)
        (A) If the President is away from the seat of Government on 
the first day of a covered period, Federal funds may be obligated and 
expended for official travel for a single return trip to the seat of 
Government by the President.
 ``
        (B) Federal funds may be obligated and expended for official 
travel by the President during a covered period from one location in 
the National Capital Region to another location in the National Capital 
Region.
 ``
            (C) If a national security event that triggers a continuity of 
operations or continuity of Government protocol occurs during a covered 
period, Federal funds may be obligated and expended for official travel 
by the President that relates to responding to the national security 
event or implementing the continuity of operations or continuity of 
Government protocol.''.

SEC. 323. SUBMISSION OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY AND THE BUDGET 
 OF THE PRESIDENT BEFORE THE PRESIDENT MAY ADDRESS A JOINT 
 SESSION OF CONGRESS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section--

    (1) the term ``biennium'' has the same meaning as in 
 

section 3

    (12) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
 Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622

    (12) );

    (2) the term ``National Security Strategy'' means the 
 report described in 

section 108 of the National Security Act of 
 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043); and

    (3) the term ``President's Budget Request'' means the 
 materials that are described in 

section 1105 of title 31, 
 United States Code, and are required to be submitted to 
 Congress on or before the first day on which Congress is in 
 session during an odd-numbered year under subsection

    (a) section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
 631), as amended by this Act (or, if applicable under 
 subsection

    (b) of such section, the first Monday in February).

    (b) Addressing a Joint Session of Congress To Follow the Budget and 
Security Submissions.--

    (1) Statement of 

=== policy ===
-Except as provided in paragraph

    (2) , neither the leadership of the Senate nor the leadership of 
 the House of Representatives may invite the President to 
 address a joint session of Congress until the President has 
 transmitted, and Congress has received, the National Security 
 Strategy and the President's Budget Request for the next 
 biennium.

    (2) National security event exception.--Notwithstanding a 
 failure to transmit the National Security Strategy and the 
 President's Budget Request for the subsequent fiscal year, if a 
 national security event that triggers a continuity of 
 operations or continuity of Government protocol occurs, the 
 leadership of the Senate or the leadership of the House of 
 Representatives may invite the President to address a joint 
 session of Congress.

    (3) Conforming amendment.--

Section 300 of the Congressional 
 Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631), as amended by 

section 301 of 
 this Act, is amended--
        (A) in subsection

    (a) , in the table by striking the 
 item relating to the first day of session and inserting 
 the following:

``First day of session.................. President submits budget recommendations prior to addressing a joint
 session of Congress.''; and
        (B) in subsection

    (b) , in the table by striking the 
 item relating to the first Monday in February and 
 inserting the following:

``First Monday in February.............. President submits budget recommendations prior to addressing a joint
 session of Congress.''.

SEC. 324. NO BUDGET, NO TRAVEL.

    (a) In General.--

Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 631), as amended by 

section 301 of this Act, is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (c) No Budget, No Travel.--
 ``

    (1) === Definition. ===
-In this subsection, the term `Member of 
 Congress' means a member of the Senate or the House of 
 Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, 
 and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
 ``

    (2) Prohibition.--If either House of Congress, or the 
 Congress, fails to comply with any action by the deadline 
 specified under subsection

    (a) or subsection

    (b) , as 
 applicable, during the period beginning on the day after the 
 date of the applicable deadline, and ending on the date on 
 which the action is completed, no Federal funds may be 
 obligated or expended for travel by a Member of the applicable 
 House of Congress.''.

 Subtitle C--Effective Date

SEC. 341. EFFECTIVE DATE.

 Except as provided in 

section 306, this title and the amendments 
made by this title shall take effect on January 1, 2027, and shall 
apply to budget recommendations, budget resolutions, and appropriations 
for the biennium beginning with fiscal year 2028, and each biennium 
thereafter.

 TITLE IV--SENATE RULES REFORMS

SEC. 401. SETTING THE THRESHOLD TO WAIVE POINTS OF ORDER AT TWO-THIRDS.

    (a) Congressional Budget Act of 1974.--

Section 904 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended by 
striking subsections
            (c) ,
            (d) , and

    (e) and inserting the following:
 ``
            (c) Waivers.--Sections 301
            (i) , 302
            (c) , 302

    (f) , 305

    (b)

    (2) , 
305
            (c) (4) , 306, 310
            (d) (2) , 310

    (g) , 311

    (a) , 312

    (b) , 312
            (c) , 313, 314

    (e) , 
314

    (f) , 316, 317, 904
            (c) , and 904
            (d) of this Act and sections 
258

    (a)

    (4)
            (C) , 258A

    (b)

    (3)
            (C) 
            (i) , 258B

    (f)

    (1) , 258B

    (h)

    (1) , 258B

    (h)

    (3) , 
258C

    (a)

    (5) , and 258C

    (b)

    (1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by 
the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and 
sworn.
 ``
            (d) Appeals.--
 ``

    (1) Procedure.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions 
 of the Chair relating to any provision of title III or IV or 
 

section 1017 shall, except as otherwise provided therein, be 
 limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
 controlled by, the mover and the manager of the resolution, 
 concurrent resolution, reconciliation bill, or rescission bill, 
 as the case may be.
 ``

    (2) Vote threshold.--An affirmative vote of two-thirds of 
 the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the 
 Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a 
 point of order raised under sections 301
            (i) , 302
            (c) , 302

    (f) , 
 305

    (b)

    (2) , 305
            (c) (4) , 306, 310
            (d) (2) , 310

    (g) , 311

    (a) , 312

    (b) , 
 312
            (c) , 313, 314

    (e) , 314

    (f) , 316, 317, 904
            (c) , and 904
            (d) of 
 this Act and sections 258

    (a)

    (4)
            (C) , 258A

    (b)

    (3)
            (C) 
            (i) , 
 258B

    (f)

    (1) , 258B

    (h)

    (1) , 258B

    (h)

    (3) , 258C

    (a)

    (5) , and 258C

    (b)

    (1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
 1985.''.

    (b) Statutory PAYGO.--

Section 4

    (g)

    (3)
        (B) of the Statutory Pay-As-
You-Go Act (2 U.S.C. 933

    (g)

    (3)
        (B)
            (i) ) is amended by striking ``three-
fifths'' each place it appears and inserting ``two-thirds''.
            (c) Budget Resolutions.--

    (1) Chimps with net costs.--

Section 314
            (d) of Senate 
 Concurrent Resolution 70 (110th Congress), agreed to on June 5, 
 2008, is amended by striking ``three-fifths'' each place it 
 appears and inserting ``two-thirds''.

    (2) Short-term deficits.--

Section 404

    (b) of Senate 
 Concurrent Resolution 13 (111th Congress), agreed to on April 
 29, 2009, is amended by striking ``three-fifths'' each place it 
 appears and inserting ``two-thirds''.

    (3) Long-term deficits.--

Section 3101
            (c) of Senate 
 Concurrent Resolution 11 (114th Congress), agreed to on May 6, 
 2015, is amended by striking ``three-fifths'' each place it 
 appears and inserting ``two-thirds''.

    (4) Senate paygo.--

Section 4106

    (b) of House Concurrent 
 Resolution 71 (115th Congress), agreed to on October 26, 2017, 
 is amended by striking ``three-fifths'' each place it appears 
 and inserting ``two-thirds''.

    (5) Advance appropriations.--

Section 123

    (a)

    (3) of division 
 A of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-5; 
 137 Stat. 21), is amended by striking ``three-fifths'' each 
 place it appears and inserting ``two-thirds''.

SEC. 402. SURGICAL STRIKE POINT OF ORDER RELATING TO LEGISLATION 
 DEALING WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET.

 

Section 306

    (a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
637

    (a) ) is amended to read as follows:
 ``

    (a) In the Senate.--
 ``

    (1) Point of order.--In the Senate, it shall not be in 
 order to consider a provision in a bill, joint resolution, 
 motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference 
 report containing any matter which is within the jurisdiction 
 of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate unless the 
 provision is in--
 ``
        (A) a bill or joint resolution which has been 
 reported by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
 (or from the consideration of which such committee has 
 been discharged); or
 ``
        (B) an amendment to, amendment between the Houses 
 in relation to, conference report on, or motion on a 
 bill or joint resolution described in subparagraph
        (A) .
 ``

    (2) Point of order sustained.--If a point of order is 
 made by a Senator against a provision described in paragraph

    (1) , and the point of order is sustained by the Chair, that 
 provision shall be stricken from the measure and may not be 
 offered as an amendment from the floor.
 ``

    (3) Form of the point of order.--A point of order under 
 paragraph

    (1) may be raised by a Senator as provided in 

section 313

    (e) .
 ``

    (4) Conference reports.--When the Senate is considering a 
 conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in 
 relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of order 
 being made by any Senator pursuant to paragraph

    (1) , and such 
 point of order being sustained, such material contained in such 
 conference report or House amendment shall be stricken, and the 
 Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the 
 Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a 
 further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a 
 further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment 
 shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or 
 House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. In the 
 Senate, debate on any such motion, and any debatable motions 
 and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to 1 
 hour. In any case in which such point of order is sustained 
 against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from 
 such conference report by operation of this paragraph), no 
 further amendment shall be in order.''.

 TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 501. CHANGES IN THE BASELINE.

    (a) In General.--

Section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907) is amended--

    (1) by striking subsection

    (a) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (a) In General.--For any biennium, the baseline refers to a 
projection, based on current laws and the assumption of continuation of 
current levels of discretionary appropriations, of current-year levels 
of new budget authority, outlays, revenues, and the surplus or deficit 
into each fiscal year of the biennium and the outyears based on laws 
enacted through the applicable date.'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) by striking paragraph

    (1) and inserting the 
 following:
 ``

    (1) In general.--Laws providing or creating direct 
 spending and receipts are assumed to operate in the manner 
 specified in those laws for each such year.'';
        (B) by striking paragraph

    (2) ; and
            (C) by redesignating paragraph

    (3) as paragraph

    (2) ; and

    (3) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , in the second sentence, by 
 striking ``current year'' and all that follows through 
 the period at the end and inserting ``current year, 
 excluding resources designated as an emergency 
 requirement and any resources provided in supplemental 
 appropriation laws.'';
        (B) by striking paragraphs

    (2) ,

    (3) ,

    (4) , and

    (5) ;
            (C) by redesignating paragraph

    (6) as paragraph

    (2) ; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) No adjustment for inflation.--No adjustment shall be 
 made for inflation or for any other factor.''.

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--

    (1) Section 202

    (e)

    (1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
 1974 (2 U.S.C. 602

    (e)

    (1) ) is amended--
        (A) by inserting ``and'' before ``
        (B) the levels''; 
 and
        (B) by striking ``, and
            (C) '' and all that follows 
 through ``1985''.

    (2) Section 403

    (a)

    (3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
 603

    (a)

    (3) ) is amended--
        (A) by striking subparagraph
        (G) ; and
        (B) by redesignating subparagraph
        (H) as 
 subparagraph
        (G) .
            (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on January 1, 2027, and shall apply to any 
baseline projection for the biennium beginning with fiscal year 2028, 
and each biennium thereafter.
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