S45-119

Introduced

To reduce a portion of the annual pay of Members of Congress for the failure to adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget which does not provide for a balanced budget, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 9, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reduce a portion of the annual pay of Members of Congress for the failure to adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget which does not provide for a balanced budget, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HC75E10DB465849818F35A4489B3DBE9F: 1. Short title; findings This Act may be cited as the Balanced Budget Accountability Act. Congress finds the following: The Federal debt exceeds...
  • Section H3715F2542ECA4BE0BE10EB10D9066EEC: 2. Effect of failure to adopt resolution providing for balanced budgets In this section— the term balanced budget means a concurrent resolution on the budget...
  • Section idFE829A25D7924B628200EA3C8D482832: 3. Supermajority requirement for increasing revenue In the Senate and the House of Representatives, a bill, joint resolution, amendment, conference report, or...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reduce a portion of the annual pay of Members of Congress for the failure to adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget which does not provide for a balanced budget, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Environment, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To reduce a portion of the annual pay of Members of Congress for the failure to adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget which does not provide for a balanced budget, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Environment Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 9, 2025

Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Environment Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Director" §H3715F2542ECA4BE0BE10EB10D9066EEC

the Director of the Office of Management and Budget

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