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S.Res. 287: Make Rules Matter Act

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S.Res. 287: Make Rules Matter Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-29 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S5147)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S5147) 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

Make Rules Matter Act

Plain summary

Make Rules Matter Act This resolution modifies the requirements for raising and waiving several budget points of order that apply to legislation in the Senate. Among other provisions, the resolution requires an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senate to waive certain budget points of order. (Under current law, most budget points of order may be waived by a vote of three-fifths of the Senate.)

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

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

A Yea supports adopting this resolution.

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

Make Rules Matter Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · 1 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joni Ernst (R-IA)

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Words on this page, explained (3)
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-cong116-sres287 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116