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Restraining Emergency War Spending Act

USA117th CongressS-2744| Senate 
| Updated: 9/14/2021
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (2)
Mike Braun (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)

Budget Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Restraining Emergency War Spending Act This bill establishes (1) a statutory definition for emergency war funding , and (2) a budget point of order that may be raised in the Senate against legislation that provides new funding for a contingency operation that does not meet the requirements for emergency war funding. Funding for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) is exempt from discretionary spending limits. If this point of order is successfully raised against a provision that provides OCO funding that does not meet the requirements for emergency war spending, the bill requires the provision to be stricken from the legislation and prohibits it from being offered as a floor amendment.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
  • September 14, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Economics and Public Finance

Restraining Emergency War Spending Act

USA117th CongressS-2744| Senate 
| Updated: 9/14/2021
Restraining Emergency War Spending Act This bill establishes (1) a statutory definition for emergency war funding , and (2) a budget point of order that may be raised in the Senate against legislation that provides new funding for a contingency operation that does not meet the requirements for emergency war funding. Funding for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) is exempt from discretionary spending limits. If this point of order is successfully raised against a provision that provides OCO funding that does not meet the requirements for emergency war spending, the bill requires the provision to be stricken from the legislation and prohibits it from being offered as a floor amendment.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
  • September 14, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (2)
Mike Braun (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)

Budget Committee

Economics and Public Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted