1、Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-876 GOVUpdated March 5, 2001Congressional Budget Act Points of OrderBill Heniff Jr.Consultant in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionTitle III of the Congre
2、ssional Budget Act (CBA) of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), as amended,establishes the points of order that are used to enforce congressional budget proceduresand substantive provisions of a budget resolution. These points of order prohibit certaincongressional actions and consideration of certain legislation.
3、For more information onthese and other, related, points of order see CRS Report 97-865 GOV, Points of Orderin the Congressional Budget Process.CBA points of order, like most others, are not self-enforcing. In order to enforce acongressional budget rule, a Member must raise a point of order against t
4、he legislationviolating it. When a point of order is raised against legislation that may violate asubstantive provision of a budget resolution, a determination of whether the legislationwould cause spending or revenue levels to be breached is based on estimates supplied bythe Budget Committee of the
