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Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2015

Introduced: March 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on 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.
Mar 25, 2015
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Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2015

This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Congressional Budget Impoundment and Control Act of 1974, and the Rules of the House of Representatives to change the process for the President's budget submission, congressional budget resolutions, appropriations bills, and government strategic and performance plans from the current annual process to a biennial process, in which a biennium is the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year.

The House Budget Committee must use the second session of each Congress to study issues with long-term budgetary and economic implications.

The bill creates a point of order in the House and Senate against authorizations of appropriations that do not include specific authorizations covering at least each fiscal year in one or more bienniums.

What's happening now March 25, 2015

Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on 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.

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JOHNSON, SAM
· Jan 13, 2016
Comstock, Barbara
· Jan 6, 2016
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 18, 2015
R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Nov 17, 2015
Woodall, Rob
· Nov 17, 2015
R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Oct 28, 2015
Bishop, Mike
· Oct 20, 2015
R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Oct 7, 2015
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 2, 2015
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 30, 2015
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 30, 2015
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 29, 2015
Shuster, Bill
· Sep 29, 2015
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Sep 29, 2015
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 28, 2015
Donovan, Daniel
· Sep 24, 2015
R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Sep 24, 2015
Hurd, Will
· Sep 18, 2015
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Sep 8, 2015
D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 8, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jul 29, 2015
R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 23, 2015
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jul 23, 2015
R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Jul 23, 2015
R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jul 23, 2015
ROYCE, ED
· Jul 23, 2015
Russell, Steve
· Jul 23, 2015
Walker, Mark
· Jul 23, 2015
D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 22, 2015
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 22, 2015
Ratcliffe, John
· Jul 16, 2015
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 15, 2015
R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jul 14, 2015
R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jul 10, 2015
Labrador, Raul
· Jul 9, 2015
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jul 9, 2015
R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jul 9, 2015
D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2015
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 7, 2015
R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jun 25, 2015
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jun 25, 2015
Denham, Jeff
· Jun 25, 2015
Gowdy, Trey
· Jun 25, 2015
Holding, George
· Jun 25, 2015
Knight, Stephen
· Jun 25, 2015
R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jun 25, 2015
R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jun 25, 2015
Rothfus, Keith
· Jun 19, 2015
R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jun 19, 2015
Collins, Doug
· Jun 18, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1610: Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1610/
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