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US S1238

US S1238
End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act


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Introduced
04/30/2019
In Committee
04/30/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to provide requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year, and for other purposes. This bill prohibits an executive agency from spending more in each of the last 2 months of a fiscal year than the agency's average monthly spending for the previous 10 months. The bill applies to obligations of discretionary appropriations and includes an exception for national security-related activities.

AI Summary

This bill, the End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act, prohibits executive agencies from spending more in each of the last two months of a fiscal year than their average monthly spending for the previous 10 months. This restriction applies to discretionary appropriations, which are funds allocated by Congress for specific purposes, but includes an exception for national security-related activities. The bill also requires each executive agency to submit a report to Congress and post it online, listing the discretionary appropriations they obligated during the last two months of the fiscal year.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (on 04/30/2019)

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