[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3883 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3883

  To amend title 31, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement 
 that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2012

 Mr. Broun of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
  Chabot, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Flores, and Mr. Harris) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and 
 in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and 
     Government 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 31, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement 
 that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Budget or Bust Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT PRESIDENT SUBMIT ANNUAL BUDGET TO 
              CONGRESS.

    Sections 1105 and 1106 of title 31, United States Code, are 
repealed.

SEC. 3. CHANGE IN CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS TIMETABLE.

    Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
striking ``April 1'' and inserting ``March 15'' and by striking ``April 
15'' and inserting ``April 1''.

SEC. 4. HOLDING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN ESCROW IF CONGRESS 
              FAILS TO ADOPT BUDGET RESOLUTION.

    (a) Escrow.--If on or before April 1 of any year Congress does not 
adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year that 
begins on October 1 of that year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
deposit all payments otherwise required to be made for the compensation 
of Members of Congress in an escrow account, and shall release such 
payments to the Members only upon the adoption by Congress of a 
concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year.
    (b) Withholding and Remittance of Amounts From Payments Held in 
Escrow.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for the same 
withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an 
escrow account under subsection (a) that would apply to the payment if 
the payment were not subject to subsection (a).
    (c) Coordination With House and Senate.--The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall enter into such agreements with the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate 
as may be necessary to carry out this section.
    (d) Member of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term ``Member 
of Congress'' means an individual serving in a position under 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31).

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each 
succeeding fiscal year.
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