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H.R. 372 113th Congress House

Budget or Bust Act

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget processGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of Congress
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Jan 23, 2013
Referred 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.
Jan 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 23, 2013

Referred 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 308 Constitutional Congressional Pay Accountability Act of 2013
  • HR 397 Do Your Job Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 372: Budget or Bust Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-372/
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"H.R. 372: Budget or Bust Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-372/.
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H.R. 372, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-372/.
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