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Introduced Session

Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require: (1) biennial (currently, annual) budget resolutions; (2) biennial appropriations Acts; and (3) biennial government strategic and performance plans. Defines the budget biennium as the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) determine the impact and feasibility of changing the definition of a fiscal year and the budget process based on that definition to a two-year fiscal period with a biennial budget process based on such period; and (2) report the findings to the House and Senate Budget Committees.

Committee Categories

Lamar Alexander (R),  Kelly Ayotte (R),  John Barrasso (R),  Mark Begich (D),  John Boozman (R),  Richard Burr (R),  Ben Cardin (D),  Saxby Chambliss (R),  Susan Collins (R),  Bob Corker (R),  John Cornyn (R),  Mike Crapo (R),  Michael Enzi (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Kay Hagan (D),  Tom Harkin (D),  Orrin Hatch (R),  John Hoeven (R),  James Inhofe (R),  Johnny Isakson (R),  Mike Johanns (R),  Ron Johnson (R),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Jon Kyl (R),  Joseph Lieberman (I),  Richard Lugar (R),  Joe Manchin (I),  John McCain (R),  Lisa Murkowski (R),  Rob Portman (R),  Jim Risch (R),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Richard Shelby (R),  Olympia Snowe (R),  John Thune (R),  David Vitter (R),  Mark Warner (D), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (on 01/27/2011)

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