Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act

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R IsaksonSponsor

16 cosponsors · 8 D, 8 R

13 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require biennial budget resolutions, appropriations bills, and government strategic and performance plans, instead of the annual budget process required under current law.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 6, 2017

Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act

The bill specifies that budget biennium is the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year. The Office of Management and Budget must report to Congress on the impact and feasibility of changing the definition of a fiscal year and the budget process based on that definition to a two-year fiscal period.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act

Latest action (Feb 6, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 6, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.