; (B) an amendment made in order as original text by a special order of business; (C) a conference report; or (D) an amendment between the Houses. (2) In the case of an amendment (other than one specified in subparagraph (1)) to a bill or joint resolution, the evaluation under paragraph (a) shall give no cognizance to any designation of emergency. . (2) Requiring a vote on raising the debt limit Amend rule XXVIII to read as follows: RULE XXVIII (Reserved.) . (3) Point of order against amendments to appropriations bills increasing budget authority In clause 2 of rule XXI, add at the end the following new paragraph: (g) An amendment to a general appropriation bill shall not be in order if proposing a net increase in the level of budget authority in the bill. . (4) Limitations on increases in direct spending in reconciliation initiatives In rule XXI, amend clause 7 to read as follows: 7. It shall not be in order to consider a concurrent resolution on the budget, or an amendment thereto, or a conference report thereon that contains reconciliation directives under section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that specify changes in law such that the reconciliation legislation reported pursuant to such directives would cause an increase in net direct spending (as such term is defined in clause 10) for the period covered by such concurrent resolution. . (b) Increased threshold for tax rate increases (1) Vote required for passage In clause 5 of rule XXI— (A) redesignate paragraph (b) as paragraph (c)