"It shall not be in order to consider any bill or joint resolution reported by a committee, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that would cause a net increase in direct spending in excess of $5,000,000,000," the proposal states.
But that new rule would be a problem for the GOP when it comes to Obamacare, because repealing the Obama health law - and the taxes associated with it - would likely result in higher deficits, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
So, the plan specifically sets out an exception - just for the repeal of Obamacare.
"This subsection shall not apply," the resolution states, to any effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act - the official name of the Obama health law, or part of the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, which held some parts of those same reforms.
A vote on the rules changes is expected on Tuesday, soon after the House holds a vote to presumably re-elect Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as Speaker of the House.
The arcane legislative change dealing with a "Point of Order Against Increasing Direct Spending," is part of a broader mix of proposed rule changes from the GOP, which impact everything from possible fines against lawmakers for violations of House floor decorum, to barring former members - who are now lobbyists - from using the House gym.
The rules package is still not final, and may still be discussed in a larger meeting of GOP lawmakers before the new Congress begins on Tuesday at 12 noon.
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