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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Appropriations to maintain proposed and historical budget authority and outlays for each category of spending.

Introduced: May 10, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Appropriations to maintain proposed and historical budget authority and outlays for each category of spending, namely:

  • allocations, suballocations, and discretionary and direct spending authority for each department, agency, program, or other line item in any appropriation Act; and
  • discretionary and direct spending authority for each department, agency, and program as set forth in budget proposals of the President.

All such data shall:

  • cover the 10 fiscal years immediately preceding the budget year; and
  • be kept up-to-date and provided on the Committee's public website in a downloadable, searchable, and sortable format.
What's happening now April 27, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 13, 2016
Labrador, Raul
· May 13, 2016
Walker, Mark
· May 10, 2016
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 28, 2016
Amash, Justin
· Apr 27, 2016
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Apr 27, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 707: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Appropriations to maintain proposed and historical budget authority and outlays for each category of spending.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-707/
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"H. Res. 707: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Appropriations to maintain proposed and historical budget authority and outlays for each category of spending.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-707/.
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H. Res. 707, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-707/.
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[H. Res. 707: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Appropriations to maintain proposed and historical budget authority and outlays for each category of spending.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-707/)
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