Budget or Bust Act

Summary

Budget or Bust Act - Repeals requirements that the President submits annual budgets, including supplemental budget estimates and changes to Congress. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise accordingly congressional procedures for considering budget resolutions. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit all payments otherwise required to be made for Members of Congress' compensation in an escrow account to be released to the Members only upon the adoption of a budget resolution, if on or before April 1 of any year Congress does not adopt a budget resolution for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that year.

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Timeline

1. 23 January 2013

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 January 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 January 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 23 January 2013 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 January 2013

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 January 2013

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 January 2013

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Sponsors

• Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
• · hsru00 · Standing
• · hsgo00 · Standing
• · hsha00 · Standing
• · hsbu00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Constitutional Congressional Pay Accountability Act of 2013
• related to ← Do Your Job Act