House Agrees to Rules for 112th Congress, Affects Highway Trust Fund, Etc.
On January 5, 2011, the House agreed to H.J. Res. 5, new rules for the 112th Congress which, among other things, established rules for Committee action on hearings and legislation; replaces the current pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) with a cut-as-you-Go (CUTGO) requirement;…
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and makes it out of order in the House to consider general appropriations legislation that: (1) provides spending authority derived from receipts deposited in the Highway Trust Fund (excluding any transfers from the General Fund of the Treasury); or (2) reduces or otherwise limits the accruing balances of such Fund, for any purpose other than authorized activities for the highway or mass transit categories.