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I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9999IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 18, 2024Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Yakym, and Mr. Sorensen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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 concernedA BILLTo amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to include timely completion of budgetary actions as an essential purpose of such Act and to establish limitations on the official travel of Members of Congress upon failure to timely adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Budget, No Recess Act.

2.

Timely completion of budgetary actions

(a)

In general

Section 2 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621) is amended—(1)in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end;(2)in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(6)to ensure timely completion of budgetary actions as outlined in this Act..(b)

House approval of regular appropriation bills

Section 309 of such Act is amended by inserting or August after July.

3.

Limits on official travel of Members of Congress upon failure to adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget in a timely manner

(a)

Limits on official travel

(1)

Limitation

Except as provided in paragraph (2), no amounts may be obligated or expended for official travel by a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) during the period described in subsection (b).(2)

Exceptions

(A)

Return to DC

If a Member of Congress is away from the seat of Government on the date on which the period described in subsection (b) begins, funds may be obligated and expended for official travel for a single return trip to the seat of Government by the Member of Congress.(B)

Travel in National Capital Region

During the period described in subsection (b), amounts may be obligated and expended for official travel by a Member of Congress from one location in the National Capital Region to another location in the National Capital Region.(C)

National security events

During the period described in subsection (b), if a national security event that triggers a continuity of operations or continuity of Government protocol occurs, amounts may be obligated and expended for official travel by a Member of Congress for any official travel relating to responding to the national security event or implementing the continuity of operations or continuity of Government protocol.(b)

Period described

The period described in this subsection is the period that—(1)begins on the next calendar day after April 15 of each calendar year if the House of Representatives and the Senate have not adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget as required by section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)); and(2)ends on the date of the adoption of a concurrent resolution on the budget.(c)

Definitions

For the purposes of this section—(1)a calendar day shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and(2)the term National Capital Region has the meaning given that term in section 8702 of title 40, United States Code.