S 150
114th Congress
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Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act
Introduced: January 13, 2015
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Became law
Nov 4, 2015
Committee on the Budget. Hearings held.
Jan 13, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S202)
Jan 13, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require biennial (currently, annual) budget resolutions, biennial appropriations Acts, and biennial government strategic and performance plans.
States that budget biennium is the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year.
Requires the Office of Management and Budget to report to Congress on 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.
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Committee on the Budget. Hearings held.
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