HR 121 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Congressional Budget Accountability Act

Introduced Jan 5, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Phil Gingrey R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 5, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 5, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Congressional Budget Accountability Act - Requires any amounts remaining of House Members' Representational Allowances after all payments are made for the year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or, in fiscal years for which there is no federal budget deficit, to reduce the federal debt.

Cosponsors 65

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 5, 2011 to Mar 21, 2012, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	Austin Scott	Original	Jan 5, 2011
R-NH	Charles F. Bass	Original	Jan 5, 2011
R-LA	Steve Scalise	Original	Jan 5, 2011
R-OH	Steve Stivers	Original	Jan 5, 2011
R-MI	Tim Walberg	Original	Jan 5, 2011
R-SC	Trey Gowdy	Original	Jan 5, 2011
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Jan 6, 2011
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Jan 6, 2011
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Jan 6, 2011
R-PA	Jim Gerlach		Jan 6, 2011
R-IL	Joe Walsh		Jan 6, 2011
R-NY	Richard L. Hanna		Jan 6, 2011
R-MO	Sam Graves		Jan 6, 2011
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Jan 6, 2011
R-CA	Tom McClintock		Jan 6, 2011

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Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
Jan 5, 2011Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 81	A bill to direct unused appropriations for Senate Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.	Related bill	Jan 25, 2011
HR 262	MRA Act	Related bill	Jan 12, 2011
HR 297	To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.	Related bill	Jan 18, 2011

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Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House

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