Bipartisan Budget and Appropriations Reform Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 9, 2019 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 9, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bipartisan Budget and Appropriations Reform Act of 2019
This bill modifies the federal budget process to require biennial congressional budget resolutions, instead of the annual budget resolutions required under current law. The bill retains the existing annual process for budget reconciliation and appropriations bills.
The bill also modifies the budget process to
- allow budget resolutions that have bipartisan support, establish a target for the ratio of the public debt to the gross domestic product, and meet other specified requirements to be considered in the Senate using expedited procedures;
- require the congressional budget committees to hold joint hearings to hear testimony from the Comptroller General regarding the audited financial statements of the executive branch and the financial position and condition of the federal government;
- allow budget resolutions to include the total combined outlays and revenues for tax expenditures; and
- require the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee to serve on the Senate Budget Committee.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2019 to Jul 30, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Jan 9, 2019 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | May 14, 2019 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Jul 30, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 9, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
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- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in Senate
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