US Congress House Bill 1591 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on March 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-24 - Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Pending: House Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2015 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.

Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2015

Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]
Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
2015-03-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1591/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1591/BILLS-114hr1591ih.pdf