Reconciliation (United States Congress)

The reconciliation process is a legislative process in the Senate of the United States. It was introduced in 1974 to provide a legislative procedure ( United States), in the filibuster are not possible. The name Reconciliation (English for "reconciliation" ) comes from the fact that the method was originally intended for bills, government spending and government revenue with the Financial Planning " reconcile" to.

Method

The reconciliation process was introduced by the Congressional Budget and impoundment Control Act 1974. It is triggered by both the Senate and the House of Representatives pass a matching resolution, with the one or more committees are mandated to report on legislative changes that affect the budget. If several committees were appointed, so this submit their recommendations to the Budget Committee of their house, in the case of the Senate of the United States Senate Committee on the Budget. The Budget Committee then constricted from the recommendations of a collective bill ( omnibus bill ). About this bill is then voted on by the House and Senate. But the Senate vote on the reconciliation process. In this case, the speaking time of the deputies is limited to a total of 20 hours and the opportunity to make amendments is limited.

The Byrd Rule

The Byrd Rule, named after Democratic Senator Robert Byrd, was adopted in 1985 and amended in 1990. It determines, for which law the reconciliation process can be applied. After that, the reconciliation process is particularly not applicable if the bill does not cause changes in spending or revenue, or if the bill change in the social security system provides.

Voters in the reconciliation process

Important bills that were voted on in the reconciliation process are, for example:

  • Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980
  • Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981
  • Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982
  • Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 ( TEFRA )
  • Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983
  • Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 ( DEFRA)
  • Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ( COBRA )
  • Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
  • Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
  • Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989
  • Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
  • Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
  • Balanced Budget Act of 1995, (declined)
  • Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, (1996 )
  • Balanced Budget Act of 1997
  • Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
  • Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999, (declined)
  • Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000 (declined)
  • Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 ( EGTRRA )
  • Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
  • Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 ( TIPRA )
  • Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
  • College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007
  • Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010
Procedures of the U.S. Congress Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 United States Code
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