3.0.0 6248 2023-01-11T13:33:40Z 2023-01-11T13:33:40Z House HR 2016-09-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FOXX:H.R. 6248.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 grants Congress the power to``pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States.'' Article 1, Section 8,Clause 18 grants Congress the power to ``make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing PoWers.'' As this legislation concerns oversight offederal spending on programs authorized by Congress, it is anappropriate use of the authority granted to Congress by theabove clauses of the Constitution.[Page H6106]]]> hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-09-28T14:04:35Z 2016-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2016-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 N W000810 Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] Rob Woodall R GA 7 2016-09-28 True Economics and Public Finance Budget process Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Economics and Public Finance 00 2016-09-28 Introduced in House 2017-03-03T15:34:37Z Spending Safeguard Act

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish spending limits for direct spending programs that: (1) are enacted or reauthorized after enactment of this bill, and (2) do not have a specific level of authorized spending expressed as a dollar amount.

The spending limits must be equal to: (1) 120% of the cost of the program for defense, health, Medicare, income security, Social Security, and veterans benefits and services programs; and (2) 110% of the cost for any other program.

The OMB must maintain a publicly available scorecard that displays the spending level for any program that is subject to the limits. The OMB and the President must submit specified reports to Congress comparing current spending to the limits.

The bill prohibits obligations for programs that have reached the applicable spending limit. Agencies implementing programs listed on the OMB's scorecard must ensure that any contract, offer of benefits, or other material provided to program participants specifies that the program is subject to a spending limit that may impact future availability of funds to pay benefits.

]]> Spending Safeguard Act Display Title Spending Safeguard Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a direct spending safeguard limitation on any direct spending program without a specific level of authorized spending, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Spending Safeguard Act Introduced in House 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6248ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6248ih.xml 2016-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.