[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9191 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9191

  To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal 
  funds for travel by the President if the President's annual budget 
        submission to Congress is late, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 18, 2022

  Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Finstad, and Mr. 
 Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee 
   on the Budget, 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 limit the use of Federal 
  funds for travel by the President if the President's annual budget 
        submission to Congress is late, 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 ``Presidential Budget Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PRESIDENTIAL TRAVEL 
              EXPENSES IF PRESIDENT'S BUDGET IS LATE.

    Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(j) If the budget under subsection (a) is not submitted to 
Congress on or before the first Monday in February of a year, during 
the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of such year and 
ending on the date the budget is submitted, no Federal funds may be 
obligated or expended for the travel expenses of the President.''.
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