United States · Bill · S
S. 483 (106th)
Surplus Protection Act of 1999
Introduced
25 February 1999
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Status
Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4 1977, with instuctions that if one committee reports, the other committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
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Summary
Surplus Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a point of order against the consideration of emergency measures containing non-emergency appropriations or matters not relevant to the emergency. Authorizes points of order for extraneous matter against any provision violating such requirement. Subjects emergency measures to a point of order requiring a supermajority vote for passage.
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Referral Instructions Senate (text)
Referral Instructions Senate (text)
Referral Instructions Senate · EN · 25 February 1999
Referral Instructions Senate (PDF)
Referral Instructions Senate · EN · 25 February 1999
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 February 1999
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/483
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/483