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Agency Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-850]
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Requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury. The bill also prohibits the funds from being used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. The bill includes exceptions for funds to be paid to a whistle-blower, loan guarantee programs, and insurance programs. The requirements do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Department of Commerce and the USPTO must report annually
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 03/25/2019
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Cost Estimates Improvement Act [HB-638]
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Requires cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation to include (1) the cost of servicing the public debt; and (2) a list of any federal agencies, programs, and initiatives with fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative goals or activities covered by the legislation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/17/2019
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Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2019 [HB-575]
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Establishes procedures and provides statutory authority to reduce the number of federal regulations. Specifically, it requires each agency to establish a regulatory reform task force chaired by a designated regulatory reform officer. Each task force must, among other duties (1) review each existing agency regulation; (2) estimate the potential cost savings of repealing or modifying each regulation; and (3) identify regulations that are appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification based on cost, effectiveness, and impact on employment.The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 02/25/2019
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Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019 [HB-339]
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Requires the federal government to compensate employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, or security services who are placed on unpaid leave as a result of a lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E47) on 01/15/2019
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Balanced Budget Accountability Act [HB-298]
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Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), upon adoption by a chamber of Congress of a concurrent budget resolution for a fiscal year, to certify to the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President pro tempore of the Senate whether that chamber has adopted a balanced budget. Balanced budget means a concurrent budget resolution providing that for FY2027 and each succeeding fiscal year to which the resolution applies total outlays do not exceed total receipts and are not more than 18% of the gross domestic product for such fiscal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Gianforte
Introduced In House on 01/08/2019
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To repeal the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. [HB-242]
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Repeals the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, which currently prohibits direct spending and revenue legislation from increasing the budget deficit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/04/2019
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No Budget, No Pay Act [HB-236]
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Withholds the salaries of Members of a chamber of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for FY2020 by April 15, 2019, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Salaries are withheld from April 16, 2019, until the chamber of Congress agrees to a budget resolution or the last day of the 116th Congress, whichever is earlier.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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No Budget, No Pay Act [HB-129]
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Prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Budget Process Accountability Act [HB-86]
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Withholds the salaries of Members of Congress and cancels the salaries of certain employees of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) when budget process requirements are not met. The bill withholds the salaries of Members of a chamber of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for FY2020 by April 15, 2019, the deadline for passage of the resolution under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Withheld salaries are paid when the chamber of Congress agrees to a budget resolution or on the last day of the 116th Congress, whichever is
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2019 [HB-27]
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Changes the assumptions that the Congressional Budget Office uses to calculate the baseline for discretionary spending. (A baseline is a projection of federal spending and receipts during a fiscal year under current law.) The bill changes the assumptions used for the discretionary spending baseline to eliminate adjustments required under current law for inflation, expiring housing contracts, social insurance administrative expenses, pay adjustments, and changes to other personnel benefits. The bill also prohibits adjustments for inflation or any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Louie Gohmert
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018 [HB-7346]
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Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 to require the federal government to compensate employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, or security services who are placed on unpaid leave as a result of a lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 12/19/2018
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Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2018 [S.3756]
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Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills, (2) the $500 million per incident limitation on expenditures from the trust fund for natural resource damage assessments and claims in connection with oil spills, and (3) the limitation on the borrowing authority of the trust fund. The bill also amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to direct the President to promulgate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/13/2018
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A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. [S.2164]
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A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office, upon receiving a request from Congress, to determine if legislation would reduce spending outside of the 10-year budget window through the use of preventive health and preventive health services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 11/28/2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the use of continuing resolutions to fund defense-related activities erodes military readiness and poses an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. [HR-984]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the use of continuing resolutions to fund defense-related activities erodes military readiness and poses an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. Affirms that Congress should pass all defense-related appropriations for a fiscal year before the fiscal year begins because continuing resolutions erode military readiness and pose an unacceptable risk to national security.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Gallagher
Introduced In House on 07/06/2018
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Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 [S.3153]
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Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
By Senator Burr From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-298. Additional Views Filed. on 07/11/2018
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Truth in Spending Act of 2017 [HB-4713]
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Truth in Spending Act of 2017 This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to the President, for inclusion in the President's annual budget submission, specified reports regarding the difference between the actual costs of direct spending legislation and the costs that were estimated by the Congressional Budget Office and the OMB. (Direct spending, also known as mandatory spending, is spending provided by laws other than appropriations Acts.) If the actual total cost of the direct spending legislation exceeds the estimated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho
Introduced In House on 12/21/2017
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Children's Budget Act [S.3075]
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Children's Budget Act This bill requires the President's annual budget submission to include a detailed and separate analysis of current and requested levels of spending for children and children's programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 06/14/2018
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FAITH in Congress Act Foster Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor in Congress Act [HB-5946]
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FAITH in Congress Act Foster Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor in Congress Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Murphy
Introduced In House on 05/23/2018
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Transparency in Government Act of 2017 [HB-4504]
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Transparency in Government Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 11/30/2017
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Official Titles Official Titles - Senate Official Titles as Introduced An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. [S.1]
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Official Titles Official Titles - Senate Official Titles as Introduced An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses. With respect to individuals, the bill: replaces the existing tax brackets (10%,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Committee On The Budget. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Enzi. Without Written Report. on 11/28/2017