Point Of Order in the United States

Point Of Order

Legislative Definition of POINT OF ORDER

This Congressional concept is provided by the United States Congress website as a a basic reference document: A member’s statement to the presiding officer that the chamber (or committee) is taking action contrary to the rules or precedents, and a demand that they be enforced.

Point of Order in the Federal Budget Process

Meaning of Point of Order in the congressional and executive budget processes (GAO source): An objection raised on the House or Senate floor or in committees to an action being taken as contrary to that body’s rules. In the House, for example, a point of order may be raised under Rule XXI objecting to an appropriation in an appropriation bill that was not previously authorized by law.

Many of the rules established in the Congressional Budget Act and related rules preclude the consideration of legislation that would violate totals in the budget resolutions, spending limits, or committee allocations. These rules are typically enforced through points of order. Points of order may be waived by a majority vote in the House. In the Senate, only points of order under the Budget Act may be waived (not points of order against actions that violate the Senate’s standing rules), but the waiver generally requires a three-fifths vote. (See also Concurrent Resolution on the Budget; Congressional Budget Act.)

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See Also

• Federal Appropriations
• Entries about the United States Budget Process in the Encyclopedia (including Point of Order)
• Public Debt

Further Reading

• Legislatures and the budget process: the myth of fiscal control

  (J Wehner, 2010)

• Reconcilable Differences?: Congress, the Budget Process, and the Deficit (JB Gilmour, 1990)
• Fiscal institutions and fiscal performance

  (JM Poterba, J von Hagen, 2008)

Point of Order Definition in the Legislative Process

The following is a definition of Point of Order , by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): A question by a member to the presiding officer calling attention to a breach of order or of the rules.

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• Legislative History
• Legislative Ethics
• Legislative Session
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• Legislative Commissions
• Legislative Branch
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• Executive Branch
• Legislative Function

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