Question about HCR........

[Trey9007]

The Bush tax cuts expired after 10 years because the reconciliation process was used to pass the bill in the Senate. A portion of HCR was passed using reconciliation. Does this mean, that in 10yrs, a portion or all of the HCR bill will expire?

[denverbill]

1. Reconciliation rules prohibit passing laws the would extend the deficit outside of the budget window

The budget window is 10 years. So if the cuts expired in ten years, they wouldn't increase the deficit outside of the 10 year window.

I don't think any of HCR was passed using reconciliation. Even so, it decreases the long-term deficit so it would have been allowed under reconciliation.

[Motown_Johnny]

2. I'm fairly sure none of it was passed using reconciliation

not sure where that OP came from

[Trey9007]

3. The HCR 'Fix' bill......

was passed using reconciliation. This was the bill that addressed some of the concerns The House had with the original bill.