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HR 507 115th Congress House

Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2017

Official title: To require zero-based budgeting for departments and agencies of the Government.

Introduced: January 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsBudget processExecutive agency funding and structure
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Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 12, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2017

This bill requires the President to submit annual department and agency budgets that include:

  • a description of each activity for which funds were appropriated during the current year or are requested for the budget year;
  • the legal basis for each activity;
  • three alternative funding levels and the priorities that could be accomplished with each, including at least two levels that are below the current funding level; and
  • measures of cost efficiency and effectiveness for each activity.

The Office of Management and Budget must publish guidelines to carry out this bill by assuming the baseline budget of each department or agency to be zero and requiring each proposed expenditure to be justified as if it were new.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5214 Related bill Protecting Our Children's Future Act of 2018
  • HR 1591 Reintroduction of Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 507: Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-507/
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"H.R. 507: Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-507/.
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H.R. 507, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-507/.
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