Congressional Budget Reform Act of 1989

Congressional Budget Reform Act of 1989 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to change all requirements for a concurrent resolution on the budget to requirements for a joint resolution on the budget.

Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to repeal rule XLIX relating to the establishment of a statutory limit on the public debt.

 
HR 191 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 191
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
to require that budget resolutions be presented to the President for his
approval or disapproval, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 1989
Mr. IRELAND introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to
the Committees on Government Operations and Rules
A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
to require that budget resolutions be presented to the President for his
approval or disapproval, and for other purposes.
  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 `Congressional Budget Reform Act of 1989'.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET ACT TO CHANGE CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTIONS
INTO JOINT BUDGET RESOLUTIONS.
  (a) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents set forth in section 1(b)
  of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended
  by striking out `concurrent' each place it occurs therein and by inserting
  in lieu thereof `joint' and by striking out `Concurrent' and by inserting
  in lieu thereof `Joint' in the item relating to section 303.
  (b) Definitions-
  (1) Paragraph (4) of section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
  Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking out `concurrent' each place it
  occurs therein and by inserting in lieu thereof `joint'.
  (2) Paragraph (8) of section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
  Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking out `by the Congress'.
  (c) TITLE III OF THE BUDGET ACT- Title III of the Congressional Budget Act
  of 1974 is amended by striking out `concurrent' each place it occurs therein
  and by inserting in lieu thereof `joint' and by striking out `Concurrent'
  and by inserting in lieu thereof `Joint' in the heading of section 303.
  (d) TITLE IV OF THE BUDGET ACT- Section 401(b)(2) of the Congressional
  Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking out `concurrent' and by inserting
  in lieu thereof `joint'.
  (e) TITLE IX OF THE BUDGET ACT- Section 904(d) of the Congressional Budget
  Act of 1974 is amended by striking out `concurrent' and by inserting in
  lieu thereof `joint'.
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
  (a) RULE X- Clauses 1(e)(2), 4(a)(2), 4(b)(2), 4(g), 4(h), and 4(i) of rule
  X of the Rules of the House of Representatives are amended by striking out
  `concurrent' each place it appears therein and by inserting in lieu thereof
  `joint'.
  (b) RULE XXIII- Clause 8 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of
  Representatives is amended by striking out `concurrent' each place it
  appears therein and by inserting in lieu thereof `joint'.
  (c) RULE XLIX- Rule XLIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives
  is repealed.
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985.
  (a) SECTION 254- Section 254(b)(2)(A) of the Deficit Control Act of 1985
  is amended by striking out `concurrent' and by inserting in lieu thereof
  `joint'.
  (b) SECTION 257- Section 257(3) of the Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended
  by striking out `concurrent' and by inserting in lieu thereof `joint'.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  This Act and the amendments made by it shall apply with respect to fiscal
  years beginning after September 30 of the first calendar year beginning
  after the date of enactment of this Act.