Pay-As-You-Go Procedures for Budget Enforcement

[摘要] “Pay-as-you-go” (PAYGO) procedures play an important role in enforcing budget policies with respect to the consideration of revenue and direct spending legislation. Generally, the purpose of PAYGO procedures is to discourage or prevent the enactment of legislation that would cause, or increase, a deficit or reduce a surplus.

[发布日期] 2007-12-31 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Congress;Congressional budget process;Senate rules and procedure;Budgets