S. 4250: A bill to create a point of order against legislation making nondefense discretionary appropriations that would increase the deficit during a period of high inflation.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-05-18 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-05-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to create a point of order against legislation making nondefense discretionary appropriations that would increase the deficit during a period of high inflation.

Plain summary

This bill establishes a point of order that prohibits considering legislation in the Senate that provides nondefense discretionary appropriations and would increase the deficit when inflation is at least 8%. The point of order may be waived or suspended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senate.

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Official text

A bill to create a point of order against legislation making nondefense discretionary appropriations that would increase the deficit during a period of high inflation.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s4250.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s4250 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117