US Congress Senate Bill 280 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Pending: Senate Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Budget Reform Act of 2013 - 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 2013

Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

HB879 (Related) 2013-02-28 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
SB29 (Related) 2013-01-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
HB1868 (Related) 2013-05-08 - Referred to House Budget
HB1869 (Related) 2014-12-11 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 492.
HB3059 (Related) 2013-08-02 - Referred to House Rules

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/280/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s280/BILLS-113s280is.pdf