Make Rules Matter Act
Latest action · Oct 20, 2021 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 146.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 19, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Make Rules Matter Act
This bill modifies the requirements for raising and waiving several budget points of order that apply to legislation in the Senate. Among other modifications, the bill 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.)
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2021Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 146.
- Oct 19, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Oct 19, 2021Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2469 | Make Rules Matter Act | Related bill | Jul 26, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2021Placed on Calendar Senate
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