An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009.

Introduced in Senate

Committee on the Budget ordered to be reported an original measure.

Committee on the Budget. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Nickles under authority of the order of the Senate of 03/04/2004. Without written report.

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.

Conference held.

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Moore motion to instruct conferees on S. Con. Res. 95. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to agree to the pay-as-you-go enforcement provisions within the scope of the conference regarding direct spending increases and tax cuts in the House and Senate by receding to the Senate on the provisions contained in section 408 of the Senate concurrent resolution (relating to the pay-as-you-go point of order regarding all legislation increasing the deficit a a result of direct spending increases and tax cuts).

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Stenholm motion to instruct conferees on S. Con. Res. 95. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to, within the scope of the conference, reject provisions that provide for an increase in the statutory debt limit.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 213 (Roll no. 198).

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H1602-1611)

Rule H. Res. 649 passed House.