A bill to amend the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, to require that all departmental budget requests made to the Office of Management and Budget with respect to any fiscal year be submitted to the Congress along with the President's budget for such year, and that officials of the Office of Management and Budget, when requested to do so by the appropriate committees of the Congress, testify before such committees on the President's budget and on such departmental budget requests.

Summary

Amends the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 to require that all departmental budget requests made to the Office of Management and Budget with respect to any fiscal year along with any figures developed by subordinate officers of such departments be submitted to the Congress along with the President's budget for such year. Requires that officials of the Office of Management and Budget, when requested to do so by the appropriate committees of the Congress, testify before such committees on the President's budget and on such departmental budget requests.

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Timeline

1. 1 July 1976

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 July 1976

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 July 1976

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 July 1976

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Sponsors

• Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-24] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mann, James R. [D-SC-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsgo00 · Standing

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