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HR 5214 115th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Legislative rules and procedure Members of Congress

Protecting Our Children's Future Act of 2018

Introduced: March 8, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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 8, 2018
Introduced in House
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Protecting Our Children's Future Act of 2018

This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other budget laws to make several changes to the federal budget process.

The changes to the budget process include:

  • converting the existing annual budget and appropriations process to a biennial process;
  • changing the calendar period for the federal fiscal year (currently October 1 through September 30) to January 1 through December 31 beginning in 2020;
  • requiring mandatory spending to be subject to the appropriations process beginning in FY2020, with exceptions for Social Security, Medicare, programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and TRICARE;
  • requiring the baseline budget of each department or agency to be assumed to be zero and each proposed expenditure to be justified as if it were a new expenditure;
  • requiring Congress to consider appropriations bills using procedures similar to the existing budget reconciliation process, which includes expedited procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate;
  • withholding pay for Members of Congress if the House and Senate have not jointly agreed to a congressional budget resolution by June 30 of the first year of a Congress; and
  • repealing the existing discretionary spending limits and the sequestration process used to enforce the limits.
What's happening now March 8, 2018

Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 5465 Related bill No Budget, No Pay Act
  • HR 429 Related bill No Budget, No Pay Act
  • HR 507 Related bill Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2017
  • HR 1065 Related bill Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Mar 14, 2018
BARTON, JOE
· Mar 8, 2018
Mitchell, Paul
· Mar 8, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5214: Protecting Our Children's Future Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5214/
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"H.R. 5214: Protecting Our Children's Future Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5214/.
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H.R. 5214, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5214/.
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