119-S2843

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House Senate President

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2843

1. Short title
2. Joint resolution of disapproval for Federal Reserve capital expenditures

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Federal Reserve Accountability for Major Expenditures Act" or the "FRAME Act".

2. Joint resolution of disapproval for Federal Reserve capital expenditures

(a) In general - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Reserve may not make any capital expenditure in excess of $100,000,000 if, within 60 calendar days after the date on which Congress receives a request for such capital expenditure, there is enacted into law a joint resolution disapproving the capital expenditure.

(b) Contents of joint resolution - For the purpose of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution—

(1) - that is introduced not later than 3 calendar days after the date on which the request described in subsection (a) is received by Congress;

(2) - which does not have a preamble;

(3) - the title of which is as follows: “Joint resolution relating to the disapproval of Federal Reserve capital expenditure under the FRAME Act”; and

(4) - the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: “That Congress disapproves the capital expenditure.”.

(c) Fast track consideration in House of Representatives

(1) Reporting and discharge - Any committee of the House of Representatives to which a joint resolution is referred shall report it to the House not later than 20 calendar days after the date of receipt of the request described in subsection (a). If a committee fails to report the joint resolution within that period, the committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be referred to the appropriate calendar.

(2) Proceeding to consideration - After each committee authorized to consider a joint resolution reports it to the House or has been discharged from its consideration, it shall be in order, not later than the 24th day after Congress receives a request described in subsection (a), to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the House. All points of order against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion to proceed on the joint resolution. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order.

(3) Consideration - The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to its passage without intervening motion except two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order.

(d) Fast track consideration in Senate

(1) Placement on calendar - Upon introduction in the Senate, a joint resolution shall be placed immediately on the calendar.

(2) Floor consideration

(A) In general - Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time during the period beginning on the 16th day after the date on which Congress receives a request described in subsection (a) and ending on the 24th day after the date on which Congress receives a request described in subsection (a) (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of.

(B) Debate - Debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between the majority and minority leaders or their designees. A motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.

(C) Vote on passage - The vote on passage shall occur immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate.

(D) Rulings of the chair on procedure - Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a joint resolution shall be decided without debate.

(e) Rules relating to Senate and House of Representatives

(1) Coordination with action by other house - If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House, that House receives from the other House a joint resolution, then the following procedures shall apply:

(A) - The joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee.

(B) - With respect to a joint resolution of the House receiving the resolution—

(i) - the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House; but

(ii) - the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House.

(2) Treatment of joint resolution of other House - If one House fails to introduce or consider a joint resolution under this section, the joint resolution of the other House shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this section.

(3) Treatment of companion measures - If, following passage of the joint resolution in the Senate, the Senate then receives the companion measure from the House of Representatives, the companion measure shall not be debatable.

(4) Consideration after passage

(A) In general - If Congress passes a joint resolution, the period beginning on the date the President is presented with the joint resolution and ending on the date the President takes action with respect to the joint resolution shall be disregarded in computing the 60-calendar day period described in subsection (a).

(B) Vetoes - If the President vetoes the joint resolution—

(i) - the period beginning on the date the President vetoes the joint resolution and ending on the date the Congress receives the veto message with respect to the joint resolution shall be disregarded in computing the 60-calendar day period described in subsection (a); and

(ii) - debate on a veto message in the Senate under this section shall be 1 hour equally divided between the majority and minority leaders or their designees.

(5) Rules of house of representatives and senate - This subsection and subsections (b), (c), and (d) are enacted by Congress—

(A) - as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and

(B) - with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.