Budget Process Enhancement Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2025Latest action Jan 3, 2025Economics and Public Finance

Plain-English summary

Budget Process Enhancement Act This bill modifies the federal budget process to withhold the salaries of Members of Congress and cancel the salaries of certain employees of the Office of Management and Budget when certain budget process requirements are not met. The bill also changes the assumptions that the Congressional Budget Office uses to calculate its baseline for discretionary spending to eliminate certain adjustments for inflation and other factors. (A baseline is a projection of federal spending and receipts during a fiscal year under current law. )

Deterministically condensed from the official CRS summary; verify details in the official record.

People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Andy Biggs

Sponsor · Republican · AZ

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Economics and Public FinanceBudget processCongressional oversightFederal officialsBudget deficits and national debtGovernment studies and investigationsMembers of CongressOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Sources & text

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