S. 181 · 119th Congress
A bill to require agencies submit zero-based budgets.
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This bill requires federal agencies to submit zero-based budgets to the Office of Management and Budget and the congressional budget committees .
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 22, 2025
This bill requires federal agencies to submit zero-based budgets to the Office of Management and Budget and the congressional budget committees. Under the bill, a zero-based budget is a systematic budget analysis in which managers (1) examine current objectives, operations, and costs; (2) consider alternative ways of carrying out programs or activities; and (3) rank different programs or activities by order of importance.
The bill also requires federal agencies to submit recommendations to reduce spending by at least 2% from the previous year's levels. The Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration are exempt from this requirement.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to require agencies submit zero-based budgets.
Latest action (Jan 22, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 22, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.