Sec. 503. Global waiver for general budget points of order
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Section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection— the term general budget point of order means a point of order under this Act, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, or a concurrent resolution on the budget that if sustained— in the case of a bill or joint resolution, the effect is the measure be recommitted to the appropriate committee for further consideration under section 312(f); or in the case of any other measure, the effect is the same as if the Senate had disagreed to the measure; and the term surgical strike point of order means a point of order under this Act, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, or a concurrent resolution on the budget raised against a provision in a measure that if sustained the effect is the provision be stricken from the measure.
In the Senate, it shall be in order for a Senator to move to waive all applicable general budget points of order with respect to a bill, joint resolution, concurrent resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain a motion made under this paragraph. In the Senate, it shall not be in order for a Senator to move to waive all applicable surgical strike points of order with respect to a bill, joint resolution, concurrent resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report, unless in response to a point of order being raised.
In the Senate, it shall not be in order to move to waive or suspend subparagraph (A). .
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