Search Results: keywords:"budget committees"

  • H. R. 143 — To establish a budgetary level reduction schedule, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:988

    H.R. 143, also known as the "Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act," proposes a schedule to reduce the budget for government programs in the United States that operate without current authorization. Starting in fiscal year 2026, unauthorized programs would see a 10% budget...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 143 is a plan to save money by cutting funds for U.S. government programs that don't have official approval. If a program isn't approved, it will lose some money each year until it stops, but if the program gets approved on time, it won't lose money.

  • H. R. 9716 — An Act To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office to provide baseline updates, and for other purposes.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:361

    H.R. 9716, also known as the "Increasing Baseline Updates Act," aims to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide at least two updates to its financial projections, known as...

    Simple Explanation

    The "Increasing Baseline Updates Act" is a plan to make sure that the people who help figure out how much money the government can spend give their estimates twice a year, and it asks the President to share all the important numbers about the budget with Congress by February 1st each year.