S. 5670 119th Congress Senate

A bill to ensure the prudent obligation of budget authority, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 30, 2026 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

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Sep 30, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Sep 30, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
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Bodies those filers lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
1 filing
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
1 filing
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
1 filing
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
1 filing
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
1 filing
Energy, Dept of
1 filing
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
1 filing
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
1 filing

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5670: A bill to ensure the prudent obligation of budget authority, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5670/

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"S. 5670: A bill to ensure the prudent obligation of budget authority, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5670/.

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