Budget or Bust Act
Latest action · Jan 23, 2013 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 23, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Budget or Bust Act - Repeals requirements that the President submits annual budgets, including supplemental budget estimates and changes to Congress.
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise accordingly congressional procedures for considering budget resolutions.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit all payments otherwise required to be made for Members of Congress' compensation in an escrow account to be released to the Members only upon the adoption of a budget resolution, if on or before April 1 of any year Congress does not adopt a budget resolution for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that year.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2013Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 2013Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 308 | Constitutional Congressional Pay Accountability Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jan 18, 2013 |
| HR 397 | Do Your Job Act | Related bill | Jan 23, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2013Introduced in House
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