Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 12, 2017 Referred to the House 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 12, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2017
This bill requires the President to submit annual department and agency budgets that include:
- a description of each activity for which funds were appropriated during the current year or are requested for the budget year;
- the legal basis for each activity;
- three alternative funding levels and the priorities that could be accomplished with each, including at least two levels that are below the current funding level; and
- measures of cost efficiency and effectiveness for each activity.
The Office of Management and Budget must publish guidelines to carry out this bill by assuming the baseline budget of each department or agency to be zero and requiring each proposed expenditure to be justified as if it were new.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 7, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Jun 7, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5214 | Protecting Our Children's Future Act of 2018 | Related bill | Mar 8, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
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