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H.R. 7287 96th Congress House

Year-End Spending Control Act

Official title: A bill to establish controls on year-end expenditure practices of Federal Agencies.

Introduced: May 7, 1980 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsCivil service employmentFederal budgetsFederal employees
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Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
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 Latest action May 7, 1980

Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Year-End Spending Control Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to apportion appropriations to Federal agencies in a manner which insures that no more than 20 percent of the total appropriations available to an agency in a fiscal year may be obligated during the last two months of that year. Authorizes the Director to waive such a spending limitation upon determining that it would seriously disrupt an agency program or operation, if the Director reports on such waiver to Congress before the agency violates such limitation.

Requires the Director to report to Congress concerning: (1) the implementation of this Act; (2) violations of spending limitations; (3) the results and impacts of this Act including the effects upon procurement and apportionment processes; and (4) recommendations on continuing the spending limitations.

Exempts reserves established to comply with a spending limitation under this Act from reporting requirements of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

Directs an agency to consider an employee's compliance with agency rules and procedures applicable to year-end expenditure practices when: (1) evaluating the performance of a member of the Senior Executive Service; and (2) determining any pay increase for a supervisor or manager under the merit pay system.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7287: Year-End Spending Control Act. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-7287/
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