US Congress Senate Bill 1679 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 11-2-1)
Status: Introduced on October 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Pending: Senate Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Budget Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) to require joint budget resolutions signed by the President instead of the concurrent resolutions now required (which do not have to be signed by the President). Revises accordingly the congressional procedures for considering budget resolutions. Prescribes procedures for: (1) expedited consideration in each chamber of a presidential veto of a joint budget resolution; and (2) revision of a joint budget resolution already enacted. Makes specified provisional continuing appropriations in the event that any regular appropriation bill for each fiscal year in a biennium does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. (Thus prevents federal government shutdown.) Requires biennial budget resolutions, appropriations Acts, and government strategic and performance plans instead of annual ones.

Budget Reform Act of 2011

Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]
Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]	Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN]	Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

SB439 (Related) 2011-03-10 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1525-1527)
HB114 (Related) 2012-01-24 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB339 (Related) 2011-01-19 - Referred to House Rules
SB211 (Related) 2011-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
SB784 (Related) 2011-04-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2360)
HB3577 (Related) 2011-12-07 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
HB3583 (Related) 2011-12-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
SB3434 (Related) 2012-07-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1679/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1679/BILLS-112s1679is.pdf