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S 211 112th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget process Performance measurement

Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act

Introduced: January 27, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Jan 27, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require: (1) biennial (currently, annual) budget resolutions; (2) biennial appropriations Acts; and (3) biennial government strategic and performance plans.

Defines the budget biennium as the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) determine the impact and feasibility of changing the definition of a fiscal year and the budget process based on that definition to a two-year fiscal period with a biennial budget process based on such period; and (2) report the findings to the House and Senate Budget Committees.

What's happening now January 27, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 114 Related bill Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2011
  • HR 3082 Related bill Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2011
  • HR 3577 Related bill Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2011
  • HR 3669 Related bill Budget Process Improvement Act of 2011
  • S 1274 Related bill Biennial Appropriations Act
  • S 1679 Related bill Budget Reform Act of 2011
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 3 Republican 11
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Oct 20, 2011
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Oct 11, 2011
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 18, 2011
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Apr 14, 2011
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 12, 2011
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 7, 2011
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 5, 2011
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 5, 2011
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 17, 2011
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 14, 2011
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Feb 7, 2011
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 27, 2011
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 27, 2011
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 27, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 211: Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-211/
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"S. 211: Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-211/.
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