3.0.0 298 2022-11-01T13:49:24Z 2022-11-01T13:49:24Z House HR 2019-01-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GIANFORTE:H.R. 298.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 7, Clause 9.[Page H286]]]> hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-08T17:03:45Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-08T17:03:40Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-01-08T17:03:35Z Balanced Budget Accountability Act 116 44 S 2019-01-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2019-01-08 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2019-01-08 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-01-08 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2019-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000584 Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] Greg Gianforte R MT N Congress Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Income tax rates Legislative rules and procedure Members of Congress Congress 00 2019-01-08 Introduced in House 2020-04-30T19:07:56Z Balanced Budget Accountability Act

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), upon adoption by a chamber of Congress of a concurrent budget resolution for a fiscal year, to certify to the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President pro tempore of the Senate whether that chamber has adopted a balanced budget.

Balanced budget means a concurrent budget resolution providing that for FY2027 and each succeeding fiscal year to which the resolution applies total outlays do not exceed total receipts and are not more than 18% of the gross domestic product for such fiscal year.

The bill requires the salary of Members of Congress to be held in escrow if OMB determines a chamber has not adopted a balanced budget for FY2020 before April 16, 2019, and for FY2021 before April 16, 2020. The bill also provides for the release of such funds to the Members.

Beginning in FY2022, if OMB does not certify that a chamber has adopted a balanced budget before April 16 of the prior fiscal year, each Member of that chamber shall be paid $1 annually for pay periods beginning on April 16 of the prior fiscal year and ending on the earlier of

  • the date on which OMB certifies that the chamber has adopted a balanced budget for such fiscal year, or
  • the last day of the calendar year in which such period begins.

This bill requires legislation in either chamber that increases revenue to be agreed upon only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of that chamber.

]]> Balanced Budget Accountability Act Display Title Balanced Budget Accountability Act Official Title as 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. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Balanced Budget Accountability Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr298ih/xml/BILLS-116hr298ih.xml 2019-01-08 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.