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S. 5377

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Summary

S. 5377, a bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes, was introduced in the Senate on Aug 7, 2026 by Sen. Rick Scott (R). It was referred to Rules And Administration, and last saw action on Aug 7, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Record

Text

S. 5377 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb5377/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S5377 IS: To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes.
 U.S. Senate
 2026-08-07
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5377  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   August 7, 2026   Mr. Scott of Florida  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Rules and Administration    A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes.
1.
Procedures for consideration of appropriation bills
(a)
In general
Section 309 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 640 ) is amended to read as follows:
309.
Approval of appropriation bills
(a)
In the Senate
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of section 305 for the consideration in the Senate of concurrent resolutions on the budget and conference reports thereon shall apply to the consideration in the Senate of appropriation bills.
(2)
Debate in the Senate on any annual appropriation bill, and all amendments thereto and debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 20 hours.
(b)
In the House of Representatives
It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any resolution providing for an adjournment period of more than three calendar days during the month of July until the House of Representatives has approved appropriation bills providing new budget authority under the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year. For purposes of this section, the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall periodically advise the Speaker as to changes in jurisdiction among its various subcommittees.
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(b)
Conforming amendment
In the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 621  note), the item relating to section 309 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 309. Approval of appropriation bills.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-08-07
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Rick Scott (R) sponsors S. 5377 alone.

Rick Scott

Sen. · R–FL · Sponsor

Committees

S. 5377 went before 1 committee: Rules and Administration.

Rules and Administration
Rules and Administration
Referred To · Aug 7, 2026 · 87 Bills

Actions

S. 5377 has taken 2 actions since Aug 7, 2026.

ChamberAction
Aug 7, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Rules and Administration Committee
Aug 7, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 5377 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 5377.

Titles

S. 5377 goes by 2 titles.

  • A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 5377 under Economics and Public Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 5377’s is Economics and Public Finance.

s5377/policy-areas.txt
Economics and Public FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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