Search Results: keywords:"legislative deadlines"

  • H. R. 5103 — To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to approve or deny spend plans within a certain amount of time, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:630

    H.R. 5103, also known as the "Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act" or the "FISHES Act," aims to expedite the review and approval of spending plans related to fishery resource disasters. The bill mandates that after an affirmative...

    Simple Explanation

    The FISHES Act is a rule that aims to make sure help money for fishermen who have faced a big problem gets approved faster. It says once they know there's a problem, the people in charge have a set number of days to say, "Yes, we can give you the money now."

  • H. R. 6953 — To establish comprehensive, annual congressional budgeting.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:4,123

    The bill, known as the Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act of 2024, aims to streamline and improve the congressional budgeting process by establishing an annual budget act that encompasses all federal spending and revenue. It finds that current budget practices result in...

    Simple Explanation

    The Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act of 2024 wants to make it easier for Congress to plan how the government spends money each year, but it doesn't explain what happens if they miss their deadlines or how to fix big money problems.