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H.Res. 648: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives respecting budget-related points of order.

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H.Res. 648: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives respecting budget-related points of order.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-03-16 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-03-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Rules. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives respecting budget-related points of order.

Plain summary

Amends rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require any Committee on Rules resolution for consideration of a bill or joint resolution waiving, or in effect waiving, a budget-related point of order to specify each such point of order. Declares it in order to offer a privileged, unamendable motion to strike or amend to eliminate any provision of that resolution that waives, or in effect waives, the application of a budget-related point of order. Makes it out of order to move to reconsider the vote by which such a motion is agreed to or disagreed to.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives respecting budget-related points of order.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] · 10 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Mike Quigley (D-IL), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY)

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Words on this page, explained (5)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Joint resolution
In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hres648 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114