Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act
Latest action · Mar 13, 2013 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.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2013
- 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 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2013 to Apr 7, 2014; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 13, 2013 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Mar 13, 2013 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 13, 2013 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Mar 13, 2013 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Mar 13, 2013 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Mar 21, 2013 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Mar 21, 2013 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | May 7, 2013 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jun 18, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jun 18, 2013 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Oct 8, 2013 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Oct 8, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Oct 9, 2013 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Oct 29, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Apr 7, 2014 |
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 Mar 13, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Mar 13, 2013Read 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 S7248 | Johnny Isakson R-GA | Oct 7, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41764 | Biennial Budgeting: Options, Issues, and Previous Congressional Action Archived | Report | Feb 2, 2015 |
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 625 | Biennial Appropriations Act | Related bill | Mar 20, 2013 |
| HR 879 | Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act | Related bill | Feb 28, 2013 |
| HR 1654 | Budget Process Improvement Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 18, 2013 |
| HR 1762 | Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 25, 2013 |
| HR 1869 | Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2014 | Related bill | Dec 11, 2014 |
| HR 3059 | Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2013 | Related bill | Aug 2, 2013 |
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.
- Mar 13, 2013Introduced in Senate
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