Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act
Latest action · Jan 8, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require: (1) biennial (currently, annual) budget resolutions; (2) biennial appropriations Acts; and (3) biennial government strategic and performance plans.
Defines the budget biennium as the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year.
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) determine the impact and feasibility of changing the definition of a fiscal year and the budget process based on that definition to a two-year fiscal period with a biennial budget process based on such period; and (2) report the findings to the House and Senate Budget Committees.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2009 to Oct 6, 2009; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Jan 22, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Oct 6, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Budget Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 8, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6367 | Johnny Isakson R-GA | Jul 28, 2010 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1808 | Control Spending Now Act | Related bill | Oct 20, 2009 |
| HR 6401 | Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2010 | Related bill | Nov 15, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in Senate
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