Budget Enforcement Procedures: Senate Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule. CRS Report for Congress

摘要

The Senate pay-as-you-go, or PAYGO, rule generally requires that any legislation projected to increase direct spending or reduce revenues must also include equivalent amounts of direct spending cuts, revenue increases, or a combination of the two, so that the legislation does not increase the on-budget deficit over a six-year period and an 11-year period. Without such offsetting provisions, the legislation would require the approval of at least 60 Senators to waive the rule and be considered on the Senate floor.