Senate’s parliamentarian has ruled that there are clear limits to how senators use the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process multiple times per fiscal year, per ruling provided by a source. There must be compelling economic reason + would have to go through full process
The ruling will NOT prevent Democrats from attempting to use the budget process again in the next fiscal year, which begins October 1.
Even before this ruling, however, Dems were unlikely to use this budget process again until the fall as WH talks with GOP on infrastructure.
Even before this ruling, however, Dems were unlikely to use this budget process again until the fall as WH talks with GOP on infrastructure.
“Furthermore, whenever there are sharp revisions in the revenue or spending estimates or major developments in the economy it is expected that Congress would review its latest budget resolution and consider possible,” she writes.
In practicality, this could affect next year’s plans, and would force Dems to argue that there was economic need to do reconcilaiton twice, a process that would not be subject to a filibuster and 60-vote threshold. They could still do it once next fiscal year
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