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H.R. 7262 117th Congress House

Budget Process Enhancement Act

Official title: To remove the discretionary inflater from the baseline and to provide that the salaries of Members of a House of Congress will be held in escrow if that House … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To remove the discretionary inflater from the baseline and to provide that the salaries of Members of a House of Congress will be held in escrow if that House has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2023.

Introduced: March 29, 2022 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debtBudget processCongressional oversightFederal officials
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsMembers of CongressOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Reform, 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 29, 2022
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Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Budget Process Enhancement Act

This bill modifies the federal budget process to withhold the salaries of Members of Congress and cancel the salaries of certain employees of the Office of Management and Budget when certain budget process requirements are not met.

The bill also changes the assumptions that the Congressional Budget Office uses to calculate its baseline for discretionary spending to eliminate certain adjustments for inflation and other factors. (A baseline is a projection of federal spending and receipts during a fiscal year under current law.)

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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Mar 29, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7262: Budget Process Enhancement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7262/
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"H.R. 7262: Budget Process Enhancement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7262/.
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H.R. 7262, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7262/.
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