[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9452 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9452
To implement reforms to the budget and appropriations process in the
House of Representatives, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 2026
Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Case, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Cole,
Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Panetta, Mr.
Calvert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shreve, and Mr. Fleischmann) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and
in addition to the Committee on 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 implement reforms to the budget and appropriations process in the
House of Representatives, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Budgeting for a
Better America Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--BIENNIAL BUDGET RESOLUTIONS
Sec. 101. Purposes.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Revision of timetable.
Sec. 104. Biennial concurrent resolutions on the budget.
Sec. 105. Committee allocations.
Sec. 106. Revision of biennial budget.
Sec. 107. Additional amendments to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
to effectuate biennial budgeting.
Sec. 108. Reconciliation process.
Sec. 109. Amendments to the Rules of the House of Representatives to
effectuate biennial budgeting.
Sec. 110. Rulemaking authority.
Sec. 111. Effective date.
TITLE II--NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND REFORM
Sec. 201. Establishment of Commission.
Sec. 202. Consideration of commission recommendations.
Sec. 203. Expedited consideration of proposed joint resolution.
TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 301. Views and estimates of committees.
Sec. 302. Analysis of long-term unfunded obligations.
Sec. 303. Annual supplemental budget submission by the President.
Sec. 304. Hearing on the fiscal state of the Nation.
Sec. 305. New Member orientation training.
Sec. 306. Modernizing Committees on the Budget.
TITLE I--BIENNIAL BUDGET RESOLUTIONS
SEC. 101. PURPOSES.
Paragraph (2) of section 2 of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
``(2) to facilitate the determination biennially of the
appropriate level of Federal revenues and expenditures by the
Congress;''.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
Section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``for a fiscal year''
each place it appears and inserting ``for a biennium''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(12) The term `direct spending' has the meaning given to
such term in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
``(13) The term `biennium' means any period of 2
consecutive fiscal years beginning with an even-numbered fiscal
year.
``(14) The term `budget year' has the meaning given that
term in section 250(c)(12) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Control Act of 1985.''.
SEC. 103. REVISION OF TIMETABLE.
Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631)
is amended to read as follows:
``timetable
``Sec. 300. The timetable with respect to the congressional budget
process for any Congress is as follows:
``First Session
On or before: Action to be completed:
First Monday in February................ President submits budget.
February 15............................. Congressional Budget Office submits report to Budget Committees.
March 1................................. Committees submit views and estimates to Budget Committees.
April 1................................. Senate Budget Committee reports biennial budget.
May 1................................... Congress completes action on the biennial budget.
May 15.................................. Appropriation bills may be considered in the House of Representatives.
June 10................................. House Appropriations Committee reports last annual appropriation bill.
October 1............................... First fiscal year of the biennium begins.
``Second Session
On or before: Action to be completed:
First Monday in February................ President submits budget.
February 15............................. Congressional Budget Office submits report to Budget Committees.
June 10................................. House Appropriations Committee reports last annual appropriation bill.
October 1............................... Second fiscal year of the biennium begins.''.
SEC. 104. BIENNIAL CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ON THE BUDGET.
(a) Contents of Resolution.--Section 301(a) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``On or before April 15'' and all that
follows through ``the following:'' and inserting the following:
``On or before May 1 of each odd-numbered calendar year, the
Congress shall complete action on a concurrent resolution on
the budget for the biennium beginning on October 1 of that
calendar year. The concurrent resolution shall set forth
appropriate levels for each fiscal year in the biennium and for
at least each fiscal year in the next 2 bienniums for the
following--'';
(2) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by striking ``for the fiscal year'' and
inserting ``for each fiscal year in the biennium''; and
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (7)--
(A) by striking ``for the fiscal year'' and
inserting ``for each fiscal year in the biennium''; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
a semicolon;
(4) by adding after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) subtotals of new budget authority and outlays for
nondefense discretionary spending; defense discretionary
spending; direct spending; and net interest;
``(9) the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross
domestic product and the ratio of the deficit to the estimated
gross domestic product; and
``(10) the total outlays and total revenue losses from tax
expenditures.''; and
(5) by adding at the end of the matter following paragraph
(8) (as added by subparagraph (D)) the following: ``The
concurrent resolution on the budget for a biennium shall
include procedures for adjusting spending and revenue levels,
committee allocations, and other amounts in the resolution
during the second session of a Congress to reflect an updated
baseline that will be used for scoring purposes.''.
(b) Additional Matters in Concurrent Resolution.--Section 301(b) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``for such fiscal year''
and inserting ``for either fiscal year in such biennium'';
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) include total combined outlays and revenues for tax
expenditures.''.
(c) Hearings and Report.--Section 301(e) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``fiscal year'' and
inserting ``biennium''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
(D);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (D) and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) the difference between the true tax liability
owed to the Federal Government and the amount of tax
paid voluntarily and on time.''.
(d) Goals for Reducing Unemployment.--Section 301(f) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(f)) is amended by
striking ``fiscal year'' each place it appears and inserting
``biennium''.
(e) Economic Assumptions.--Section 301(g)(1) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``for a
fiscal year'' and inserting ``for a biennium''.
(f) Section Heading.--The section heading of section 301 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) is amended by striking
``annual adoption of'' and inserting ``adoption of biennial''.
SEC. 105. COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS.
Section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking ``for that period of fiscal years''
and inserting ``for all fiscal years covered by the
resolution''; and
(B) by striking ``only for the fiscal year of that
resolution'' and inserting ``only for each fiscal year
of the biennium'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting
``subsection (a)(1)'';
(B) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting
``for a budget year''; and
(C) by striking ``for that fiscal year'' and
inserting ``for that budget year'';
(3) in subsection (f)(1)--
(A) by striking ``for a fiscal year''; and
(B) by striking ``the first fiscal year'' and
inserting ``either fiscal year of the biennium of that
resolution''; and
(4) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by--
(A) striking ``the first fiscal year'' and
inserting ``either fiscal year of the biennium of that
resolution''; and
(B) striking ``the total of fiscal years'' and
inserting ``the total of all fiscal years covered by
the resolution''.
SEC. 106. REVISION OF BIENNIAL BUDGET.
Section 304 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 635)
is amended to read as follows:
``permissible revisions of concurrent resolutions on the budget
``Sec. 304. At any time after the concurrent resolution on the
budget has been agreed to pursuant to section 301 and before the end of
the biennium, the two Houses may adopt a concurrent resolution that
revises or reaffirms the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution
on the budget. Any concurrent resolution that revises or reaffirms the
most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget shall be
considered under the procedures set forth in section 305.''.
SEC. 107. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974
TO EFFECTUATE BIENNIAL BUDGETING.
(a) Enforcement of Section 303.--Section 303 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 634) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting
``for a biennium''; and
(B) by striking ``the first fiscal year covered by
that resolution'' and inserting ``either fiscal year of
that biennium'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``the fiscal
year'' and inserting ``the biennium''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and
inserting ``for a biennium''; and
(ii) by striking ``for that year'' each
place it appears and inserting ``for each year
of that biennium''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``after the year
the allocation referred to in that paragraph is made''
and inserting ``after the years the allocations
referred to in that paragraph are made''.
(b) Section 305.--Subsections (a)(3) and (b)(3) of section 305 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 636) are amended by
striking ``for a fiscal year''.
(c) Section 311 Point of Order.--
(1) In the house of representatives.--Section 311(a)(1) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642(a)) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``for a fiscal year'';
(B) by striking ``the first fiscal year'' each
place it appears and inserting ``either of the first
two fiscal years covered by such resolution''; and
(C) by striking ``that first fiscal year'' and
inserting ``either of the first two fiscal years''.
(2) In the senate.--Section 311(a)(2) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642(a)(2)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for the
first fiscal year'' and inserting ``for either of the
first two fiscal years''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``that first fiscal year''
the first place it appears and inserting
``either of the first two fiscal years''; and
(ii) by striking ``that first fiscal year
and the ensuing fiscal years'' and inserting
``all fiscal years''.
(3) Social security levels.--Section 311(a)(3) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642(a)(2)) is
amended by--
(A) striking ``for the first fiscal year'' and
inserting ``for either of the first two fiscal years'';
and
(B) striking ``that fiscal year and the ensuing
fiscal years'' and inserting ``all fiscal years''.
SEC. 108. RECONCILIATION PROCESS.
Section 310(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
641(a)) is amended--
(1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking ``A
concurrent'' and all that follows through ``shall'' and
inserting ``A concurrent resolution on the budget for a
biennium shall, for each fiscal year of the biennium'';
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``for such fiscal
year'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year of the biennium'';
(3) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``such fiscal year''
and inserting ``each fiscal year of the biennium''; and
(4) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ``such fiscal year''
and inserting ``each fiscal year of the biennium''.
SEC. 109. AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO
EFFECTUATE BIENNIAL BUDGETING.
(a) Clause 4(a)(4) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by striking ``any allocations'' and
inserting ``its allocations for the budget year'' and by striking
``fiscal year'' and inserting ``biennium''.
(b) Clause 4(b)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by striking ``for each fiscal year''.
(c) Clause 4(b) of rule X is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
of subparagraph (5), by striking the period and inserting ``; and'' at
the end of subparagraph (6), and by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(7) use the second session of each Congress to study
issues with long-term budgetary and economic implications.''.
(d) Clause 4(f) of rule X is amended--
(1) by striking ``fiscal year'' the first place it appears
and inserting ``biennium'';
(2) by striking ``that fiscal year'' and inserting ``each
fiscal year in such ensuing biennium''; and
(3) in subparagraph (1) by striking ``six weeks after the
submission of the budget by the President'' and inserting
``March 1''.
(e) Clause 3(d)(1)(A) of rule XIII is amended by striking ``five''
both places it appears and inserting ``six''.
SEC. 110. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Sections 109 and 306 are enacted by the Congress--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of
Representatives, and as such they shall be considered as part
of the rules of the House and such rules shall supersede other
rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith;
and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
the House to change such rules at any time, in the same manner,
and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the
House.
SEC. 111. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect
immediately before noon January 3, 2027.
TITLE II--NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND REFORM
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, there shall be established within the
legislative branch a commission to be known as the National Commission
on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (referred to in this title as the
``Commission'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition of commission.--A Commission shall be
composed of 18 members of whom--
(A) six members shall be appointed by the
President, comprised equally of 3 members from each
political party;
(B) three members shall be appointed by the
majority leader of the Senate, from among current
Members of the Senate;
(C) three members shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, from among current
Members of the House of Representatives;
(D) three members shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the Senate, from among current
Members of the Senate; and
(E) three members shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the House of Representatives, from
among current Members of the House of Representatives.
(2) Initial appointments.--Initial appointments to the
Commission shall be made not later than 60 days after the
establishment of the Commission.
(3) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled
in the same manner as the initial appointment.
(c) Co-Chairpersons.--From among the members appointed under
paragraph (1), the President shall designate 2 members, who shall not
be of the same political party, to serve as Co-Chairpersons of the
Commission.
(d) Qualifications.--Members appointed to the Commission shall have
significant depth of experience and responsibilities in matters
relating to government service, fiscal policy, economics, Federal
agency management or private sector management, public administration,
and law.
(e) Duties.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall identify policies to
improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and to achieve
fiscal sustainability over the long term.
(2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Commission shall--
(A) propose recommendations designed to achieve an
annual 3 percent deficit to gross domestic product by
the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date on
which the Commission is established; and
(B) propose recommendations that meaningfully
improve the long-term fiscal outlook, including changes
to address the growth of entitlement spending and the
gap between the projected revenues and expenditures of
the Federal Government.
(f) Reports.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the
date on which members are appointed to the Commission
under subsection (b), the Commission shall vote on the
approval of a final report containing the
recommendations required under subsection (e).
(B) Interim reports.--At any time after the date on
which members are appointed and prior to voting on the
approval of a final report under subparagraph (A), the
Commission may vote on the approval of an interim
report containing such recommendations described in
subsection (e) as the Commission may provide.
(2) Approval of report.--The Commission may only issue a
report under this subsection if--
(A) the report is approved by not less than 12
members of the Commission; and
(B) of the members approving the report, at least 4
are members of the same political party to which the
Speaker of the House of Representatives belongs and at
least 4 are members of the same political party to
which the minority leader of the House of
Representatives belongs.
(3) Submission of report to congress.--Each report approved
under this subsection shall be submitted to Congress and made
available to the public.
(g) Powers of the Commission.--
(1) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit
and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and
receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to
carry out the duties of the Commission described in subsection
(e).
(2) Information from federal agencies.--The Commission may
secure directly from any Federal agency such information as the
Commission considers necessary to carry out the duties of the
Commission described in subsection (e). Upon request from the
Co-Chairpersons of the Commission, the head of the Federal
agency shall provide the information requested to the
Commission.
(3) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United
States mail in the same manner and under the same conditions as
other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
(4) Website.--
(A) Contents.--The Commission shall establish a
website that shall contain--
(i) the recommendations required under
subsection (e); and
(ii) the records of attendance of the
members of the Commission for each meeting of
the Commission.
(B) Date of publication.--The Commission shall
publish a recommendation or record of attendance
described under subparagraph (A) on the website
established under such subparagraph not later than 72
hours after the conclusion of the meeting at which such
recommendation is made or at which such record of
attendance is taken.
(h) Assistance of Other Legislative Branch Entities.--
(1) Government accountability office.--The Comptroller
General shall provide technical assistance to the Commission,
as the Commission conducts the work of the Commission, on the
findings and recommendations of the Government Accountability
Office.
(2) Congressional budget office.--The Director of the
Congressional Budget Office shall provide technical assistance
to the Commission, as the Commission conducts the work of the
Commission, on the findings and recommendations of the
Congressional Budget Office.
(3) Joint committee on taxation.--The chair of the Joint
Committee on Taxation shall provide technical assistance to the
Commission, as the Commission conducts the work of the
Commission, on the findings and recommendations of the Joint
Committee on Taxation.
(i) Personnel Matters.--
(1) In general.--Members of the Commission shall serve
without any additional compensation.
(2) Travel expenses.--Members of the Commission shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business
in the performance of services for the Commission.
(3) Staff.--
(A) In general.--The Co-Chairpersons of the
Commission, may without regard to the civil service
laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an
executive director and such other additional personnel
as may be necessary to enable the Commission to perform
its duties. The employment of an executive director
shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission.
(B) Compensation.--The Co-Chairpersons of the
Commission may fix the compensation of the executive
director and other personnel without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter
53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to the
classification of positions and General Schedule pay
rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive
director and other personnel may not exceed the rate
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5613 of such title.
(4) Detail of government employees.--Any Federal Government
employee may be detailed to the Commission without
reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or
loss of civil service status or privilege.
(5) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.--
The Co-Chairpersons of each Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not
exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay
prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section
5316 of such title.
(j) Termination of the Commission.--The Commission established
shall terminate 30 days after the date on which the Commission submits
the final report of the Commission under subsection (f).
(k) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this title shall be
construed to--
(1) impair or otherwise affect--
(A) authority granted by law to an executive
department, agency, or the head thereof; or
(B) functions of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget relating to budgetary,
administrative, or legislative proposals; or
(2) create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United
States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers,
employees, or agents, or any other person.
(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
title.
(2) Availability.--Any sums appropriated under paragraph
(1) shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation,
until expended.
(m) Federal Agency Defined.--The term ``Federal agency'' means an
establishment in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the
Federal Government.
SEC. 202. CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.
(a) Submission of Proposed Joint Resolution.--Not later than 60
days after the date on which the Commission submits a report to
Congress under section 201(f)(3), the Commission shall transmit to
Congress a proposed joint resolution consisting of legislative language
to implement the recommendations contained in such report.
(b) Requirements for Preparation of Proposed Joint Resolution.--
(1) Consultation with congress.--
(A) In general.--The Commission may not transmit a
proposed joint resolution under subsection (a) until
after the Co-Chairpersons of the Commission complete
consultation with Congress in accordance with this
paragraph.
(B) Consultation with committees.--The Co-
Chairpersons shall consult with the chairman and
ranking minority member of each relevant committee of
the Senate or of the House of Representatives regarding
the contents of a proposed joint resolution.
(C) Requirements for consultation.--The
consultation required under subparagraph (B) shall
provide the opportunity for the chairman and ranking
member of each relevant committee of the Senate or of
the House of Representatives to provide--
(i) recommendations for alternative means
of addressing the recommendations contained in
the Commission report; and
(ii) recommendations regarding which
recommendations contained in the Commission
report should not be addressed in the proposed
joint resolution.
(D) Relevant committees.--The relevant committees
of the Senate and the House of Representatives for
purposes of this paragraph shall be--
(i) determined by the Co-Chairpersons; and
(ii) based on the content of the proposed
joint resolution.
(2) Consultation with gao and cbo.--The Co-Chairpersons
shall prepare a proposed joint resolution transmitted under
subsection (a) in consultation with the Comptroller General of
the United States and the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office.
(c) Contents of Special Message.--A joint resolution transmitted
under subsection (a) shall--
(1) specify recommendations outlined in the Commission
report that are excluded from the proposed joint resolution;
(2) detail why the recommendations described in paragraph
(1) were excluded from the proposed joint resolution;
(3) specify recommendations outlined in the Commission
report that are included in the proposed joint resolution; and
(4) identify programs included in the Commission report
that should be eliminated or consolidated.
(d) Transmittal.--The Co-Chairpersons shall submit the joint
resolution to the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in
session and to the Clerk of the House of Representatives if the House
is not in session.
(e) Public Availability.--The Co-Chairpersons shall make a copy of
the proposed joint resolution publicly available, including publicly
available on a website of the Commission, and shall publish in the
Federal Register a notice of the message and information on how it can
be obtained.
SEC. 203. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED JOINT RESOLUTION.
(a) Qualifying Legislation.--
(1) In general.--Only a Commission joint resolution shall
be entitled to expedited consideration under this section.
(2) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Commission
joint resolution'' means a joint resolution which consists
solely of the text of the proposed joint resolution submitted
by the Commission under section 202(a).
(b) Consideration in the House of Representatives.--
(1) Introduction.--A Commission joint resolution may be
introduced in the House of Representatives (by request)--
(A) by the majority leader of the House of
Representatives, or by a Member of the House of
Representatives designated by the majority leader of
the House of Representatives, on the next legislative
day after the date on which the President submits the
proposed joint resolution under section 402(a); or
(B) if the Commission joint resolution is not
introduced under subparagraph (A), by any Member of the
House of Representatives on any legislative day
beginning on the legislative day after the legislative
day described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Referral and reporting.--Any committee of the House of
Representatives to which a Commission joint resolution is
referred shall report the Commission joint resolution to the
House of Representatives without amendment not later than 10
legislative days after the date on which the Commission joint
resolution was so referred. If a committee of the House of
Representatives fails to report a Commission joint resolution
within that period, it shall be in order to move that the House
of Representatives discharge the committee from further
consideration of the Commission joint resolution. Such a motion
shall not be in order after the last committee authorized to
consider the Commission joint resolution reports it to the
House of Representatives or after the House of Representatives
has disposed of a motion to discharge the Commission joint
resolution. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening
motion except 20 minutes of debate equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent. If such a motion
is adopted, the House of Representatives shall proceed
immediately to consider the Commission joint resolution in
accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4). A motion to reconsider
the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in
order.
(3) Proceeding to consideration.--After the last committee
authorized to consider a Commission joint resolution reports it
to the House of Representatives or has been discharged (other
than by motion) from its consideration, it shall be in order to
move to proceed to consider the Commission joint resolution in
the House of Representatives. Such a motion shall not be in
order after the House of Representatives has disposed of a
motion to proceed with respect to the Commission joint
resolution. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening
motion. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is
disposed of shall not be in order.
(4) Consideration.--The Commission joint resolution shall
be considered as read. All points of order against the
Commission joint resolution and against its consideration are
waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on
the Commission joint resolution to its passage without
intervening motion except 2 hours of debate equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent and 1 motion to
limit debate on the Commission joint resolution. A motion to
reconsider the vote on passage of the Commission joint
resolution shall not be in order.
(5) Vote on passage.--The vote on passage of the Commission
joint resolution shall occur not later than 3 legislative days
after the date on which the last committee authorized to
consider the Commission joint resolution reports it to the
House of Representatives or is discharged.
(c) Expedited Procedure in the Senate.--
(1) Introduction in the senate.--A Commission joint
resolution may be introduced in the Senate (by request)--
(A) by the majority leader of the Senate, or by a
Member of the Senate designated by the majority leader
of the Senate, on the next legislative day after the
date on which the Commission submits the proposed joint
resolution under section 202(a); or
(B) if the Commission joint resolution is not
introduced under subparagraph (A), by any Member of the
Senate on any day on which the Senate is in session
beginning on the day after the day described in
subparagraph (A).
(2) Committee consideration.--A Commission joint resolution
introduced in the Senate under paragraph (1) shall be jointly
referred to the committee or committees of jurisdiction, which
committees shall report the Commission joint resolution without
any revision and with a favorable recommendation, an
unfavorable recommendation, or without recommendation, not
later than 10 session days after the date on which the
Commission joint resolution was so referred. If any committee
to which a Commission joint resolution is referred fails to
report the Commission joint resolution within that period, that
committee shall be automatically discharged from consideration
of the Commission joint resolution, and the Commission joint
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
(3) Proceeding.--Notwithstanding rule XXII of the Standing
Rules of the Senate, it is in order, not later than 2 days of
session after the date on which a Commission joint resolution
is reported or discharged from all committees to which the
Commission joint resolution was referred, for the majority
leader of the Senate or the designee of the majority leader to
move to proceed to the consideration of the Commission joint
resolution. It shall also be in order for any Member of the
Senate to move to proceed to the consideration of the
Commission joint resolution at any time after the conclusion of
such 2-day period. A motion to proceed is in order even though
a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to. All
points of order against the motion to proceed to the Commission
joint resolution are waived. The motion to proceed is not
debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A
motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to
or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed
to the consideration of the Commission joint resolution is
agreed to, the Commission joint resolution shall remain the
unfinished business until disposed of. All points of order
against a Commission joint resolution and against consideration
of the Commission joint resolution are waived.
(4) No amendments.--An amendment to a Commission joint
resolution, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to
the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit
the Commission joint resolution, is not in order.
(5) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals from the
decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules
of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to
a Commission joint resolution shall be decided without debate.
(d) Amendment.--A Commission joint resolution shall not be subject
to amendment in either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
(e) Consideration by the Other House.--
(1) In general.--If, before passing a Commission joint
resolution, a House receives from the other House a Commission
joint resolution of the other House--
(A) the Commission joint resolution of the other
House shall not be referred to a committee; and
(B) the procedure in the receiving House shall be
the same as if no Commission joint resolution had been
received from the other House until the vote on
passage, when the Commission joint resolution received
from the other House shall supplant the Commission
joint resolution of the receiving House.
(2) Revenue measures.--This subsection shall not apply to
the House of Representatives if a Commission joint resolution
received from the Senate is a revenue measure.
(f) Rules To Coordinate Action With Other House.--
(1) Treatment of commission joint resolution of other
house.--If a Commission joint resolution is not introduced in
the Senate or the Senate fails to consider a Commission joint
resolution under this section, the Commission joint resolution
of the House of Representatives shall be entitled to expedited
floor procedures under this section.
(2) Treatment of companion measures in the senate.--If,
following passage of a Commission joint resolution in the
Senate, the Senate then receives from the House of
Representatives a Commission joint resolution, the House-passed
Commission joint resolution shall not be debatable. The vote on
passage of the Commission joint resolution in the Senate shall
be considered to be the vote on passage of the Commission joint
resolution received from the House of Representatives.
(3) Vetoes.--If the President vetoes a Commission joint
resolution, consideration of a veto message in the Senate under
this paragraph shall be 10 hours equally divided between the
majority and minority leaders of the Senate or the designees of
the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
(g) Exercise of Rulemaking Power.--This section is enacted by
Congress--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is
deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in
that House in the case of a Commission joint resolution, and it
supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is
inconsistent with such rules; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
House.
TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 301. VIEWS AND ESTIMATES OF COMMITTEES.
Section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(d)) is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Views and Estimates of Other Committees.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than March 1 of the first
session of a Congress, or upon the request of the Committee on
the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate, each
committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate having
legislative jurisdiction shall submit to its respective
Committee on the Budget its views and estimates (as determined
by the committee making such submission) with respect to the
following:
``(A) Any legislation to be considered during that
Congress that is a priority for the committee.
``(B) Any legislation within the jurisdiction of
the committee that would establish, amend, or
reauthorize any Federal program and likely have a
significant budgetary impact.
``(2) Additional matters.--Any committee of the House of
Representatives or the Senate and any joint committee of the
Congress may submit to the appropriate Committees on the Budget
its views and estimates with respect to all matters set forth
in subsections (a) and (b) which relate to matters within its
jurisdiction.
``(3) Joint economic committee.--The Joint Economic
Committee shall submit to the Committees on the Budget of both
Houses its recommendations as to the fiscal policy appropriate
to the goals of the Employment Act of 1946.''.
SEC. 302. ANALYSIS OF LONG-TERM UNFUNDED OBLIGATIONS.
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(39) an analysis of long-term unfunded obligations, which
shall include--
``(A) an analysis of the impact of long-term
unfunded obligations in applicable entitlement programs
on the long-term level of unified budget outlays and
the unified budget surplus or deficit, in relation to
the projected level of the gross domestic product of
the United States, over a 25, 50, and 75-year window;
``(B) a report on the impact of legislation enacted
during the previous session of Congress that increases
the long-term unfunded obligation in any applicable
group of entitlement program; and
``(C) an analysis of the impact of legislation
proposed in the President's budget on the long-term
unfunded obligation in any applicable entitlement
program.''.
SEC. 303. ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET SUBMISSION BY THE PRESIDENT.
Section 1106 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(d) On or before December 1 calendar year 2028 and each calendar
year thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress an
administrative budget for the fiscal year beginning in the ensuing
calendar year, which shall include up-to-date estimates for current
year and prior year data and credit reestimates for the current year
(as included in the Federal credit supplement of such budget).''.
SEC. 304. HEARING ON THE FISCAL STATE OF THE NATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 45 days (excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays) after the date on which the Secretary of the
Treasury submits to Congress the audited financial statement required
under paragraph (1) of section 331(e) of title 31, United States Code,
on a date agreed upon by the chairs of the Committees on the Budget of
the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General
of the United States, the chairs shall conduct a hearing to receive a
presentation from the Comptroller General reviewing the findings of the
audit required under paragraph (2) of such section and providing, with
respect to the information included by the Secretary in the report
accompanying such audited financial statement, an analysis of the
financial position and condition of the Federal Government, including
financial measures (such as the net operating cost, income, budget
deficits, or budget surpluses) and sustainability measures (such as the
long-term fiscal projection or social insurance projection) described
in such report.
(b) Effective Date.--The requirement under subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to any audited financial statement submitted on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 305. NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION TRAINING.
The House of Representatives and Senate shall provide an
introductory briefing from the Congressional Budget Office on budgetary
matters as part of the official orientation process for all newly
elected Members of Congress, conducted by the Committee on House
Administration and the Secretary of the Senate, respectively. Such
briefing shall occur before the new Members are sworn in.
SEC. 306. MODERNIZING COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET.
(a) In General.--Clause 5(a)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House
of Representatives is amended--
(1) in subdivision (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subdivision (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) The chairs and ranking members of the
Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations.''.
(b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not
be construed to modify the membership of the Committee on the Budget of
the House of Representatives except as provided by such amendment.
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