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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 396

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a biennial budget

process should be enacted in the second session of the 106th Congress.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 18, 1999

Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. BASS, Mr. WHITFIELD,

Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. LUTHER, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Ms. DUNN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. REGULA,

Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. GOODE,

Mr. THUNE, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. HASTINGS of

Washington, Mr. BAKER, Mr. VITTER, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. CASTLE, Mr.

ROYCE, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. WAMP, Mr. METCALF, Mr. LAFALCE,

Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. REYNOLDS,

Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. EVERETT, Mr.

HAYWORTH, Mr. STUMP, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. CALLAHAN,

Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. SALMON, Mr.

SHADEGG, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mrs. BONO, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CAMPBELL,

Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. FARR of

California, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HORN, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. KUYKENDALL,

Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. GARY MILLER of

California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. OSE, Mr. POMBO, Mr. RADANOVICH,

Mr. ROGAN, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. TANCREDO, Mrs.

JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. CANADY of

Florida, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. MCCOLLUM,

Mr. MICA, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. SHAW, Mr.

BARR of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr.

ISAKSON, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. LINDER, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. CRANE, Mr. HYDE, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr.

MANZULLO, Mr. PORTER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. WELLER, Mr. BURTON of

Indiana, Mr. BUYER, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. SOUDER,

Mr. LATHAM, Mr. LEACH, Mr. MOORE, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr.

TIAHRT, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr.

COOKSEY, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr.

EHRLICH, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. CAMP, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr.

STUPAK, Mr. UPTON, Mr. MINGE, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr.

RAMSTAD, Mr. BLUNT, Ms. DANNER, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. HULSHOF,

Mr. ARMEY, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. TALENT, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. TAYLOR
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of Mississippi, Mr. WICKER, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. BEREUTER,

Mr. TERRY, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. SMITH of

New Jersey, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. SKEEN, Mrs. WILSON, Mr.

BOEHLERT, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mrs. KELLY,

Mr. KING, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. OWENS, Mr. QUINN, Mr.

SWEENEY, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. COBLE, Mr. HAYES, Mr. BURR of

North Carolina, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr.

LATOURETTE, Mr. NEY, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. TRAFICANT,

Mr. COBURN, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. WATTS of

Oklahoma, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. ENGLISH,

Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr.

WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. SANFORD,

Mr. SPENCE, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. HILLEARY,

Mr. JENKINS, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr.

COMBEST, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SANDLIN,

Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. DELAY,

Mr. COOK, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr.

BOUCHER, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. INSLEE, Mr.

NETHERCUTT, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr.

RYAN of Wisconsin, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. GOSS, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. WATKINS,

Mr. PACKARD, Mr. EWING, Mr. PEASE, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. HALL of

Ohio, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. RILEY, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. BLILEY,

Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. TANNER, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. FORD, Mr. SCOTT, and

Mr. CANNON) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to

the Committee on the Budget

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that

a biennial budget process should be enacted in the second

session of the 106th Congress.

Whereas the annual appropriations and budget process increasingly dominates the congressional agenda and Congress regularly fails to meet the deadlines of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

Whereas the design of the budget process has led to repetitive

and time-consuming budget votes, decreasing the time

available for systematic oversight of Federal programs
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and delaying enactment of legislation necessary to fund

the Government;

Whereas Congress’ constitutional responsibility to improve

the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of governmental

operations, evaluate programs and performance, detect

and prevent poor administration, waste, or abuse in Government programs, ensure that executive policies reflect

the public interest, ensure administrative compliance with

legislative intent, and prevent executive encroachment on

legislative authority and prerogatives is undermined by

the current time-consuming and repetitive budget process;

Whereas an annual budget process encourages inefficiency in

the management, stability, and predictability of Federal

funding, particularly for States and localities;

Whereas a biennial budget process will reduce the number of

budget-related votes during each Congress, enhance congressional oversight of Government operations, encourage

longer time horizons in policy planning and greater stability in fiscal policy;

Whereas a biennial budget process was a principal recommendation of the 1993 Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress and the Vice President’s National

Performance Review; and

Whereas a bipartisan majority of Members of the House of

Representatives and the Senate support biennial budget

process legislation: Now, therefore, be it
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1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that a biennial budget process should be en3 acted in the second session of the 106th Congress.

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