US HB372 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-23 - Referred to House Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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Title

Budget or Bust Act

Sponsors

Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-01-23HouseReferred to House Rules
2013-01-23HouseReferred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-01-23HouseReferred to House House Administration
2013-01-23HouseReferred to House Budget
2013-01-23HouseReferred 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.

Same As/Similar To

HB308 (Related) 2013-01-18 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
HB397 (Related) 2013-01-23 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

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