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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 44 

Providing for a joint hearing of the Committees on the Budget of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate to receive a presentation from the 

Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial 

statement of the executive branch. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2021 

Miss RICE of New York (for herself, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. BARR, Ms. TENNEY, 

Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CASE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CORREA, Mr. COSTA, Ms. CRAIG, 

Ms. DEAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. 

GROTHMAN, Mrs. HARTZLER, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. HIMES, Ms. 

HOULAHAN, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. 

KATKO, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. KIND, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER, Mrs. LESKO, Mrs. 

LURIA, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MANN, Mr. MAST, Ms. MENG, Mr. MOORE of 

Utah, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 

O’HALLERAN, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PERRY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 

PHILLIPS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. 

SCHNEIDER, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 

SMUCKER, Mr. STEIL, Mr. STEUBE, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TRONE, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. 

ZELDIN, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. 

WELCH, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. 

SPANBERGER, and Mr. LAMALFA) submitted the following concurrent 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Providing for a joint hearing of the Committees on the 

Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General 


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of the United States regarding the audited financial 

statement of the executive branch. 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal State of 

5 the Nation Resolution’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ANNUAL JOINT HEARING OF BUDGET COMMITTEES 

7 TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION BY THE COMP8 TROLLER GENERAL. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days (excluding 

10 Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after the date on which 

11 the Secretary of the Treasury submits to Congress the au12 dited financial statement required under paragraph (1) of 

13 section 331(e) of title 31, United States Code, on a date 

14 agreed upon by the chairs of the Committees on the Budg15 et of the House of Representatives and the Senate (here16 after referred to as the ‘‘Budget Committees’’) and the 

17 Comptroller General of the United States, the chairs shall 

18 conduct a joint hearing to receive a presentation from the 

19 Comptroller General reviewing the findings of the audit 

20 required under paragraph (2) of such section and pro21 viding, with respect to the information included by the 

22 Secretary in the report accompanying such audited finan23 cial statement, an analysis of the financial position and 

24 condition of the Federal Government, including financial 


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1 measures (such as the net operating cost, income, budget 

2 deficits, or budget surpluses) and sustainability measures 

3 (such as the long-term fiscal projection or social insurance 

4 projection) described in such report. 

5 (b) PRESENTATION OF STATEMENT IN ACCORDANCE

6 WITH GAO STRATEGIES AND MEANS.—The Comptroller 

7 General of the United States shall ensure that the presen8 tation at the joint hearing conducted under subsection (a) 

9 is made in accordance with the Strategies and Means of 

10 the Government Accountability Office, so that the presen11 tation will provide professional, objective, fact-based, non12 partisan, nonideological, fair, and balanced information to 

13 the members attending the hearing. 

14 (c) RULES APPLICABLE TO HEARING.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The joint hearing conducted 

16 by the chairs of Budget Committees under sub17 section (a) shall be conducted in accordance with the 

18 Rules of the House of Representatives and the appli19 cable Standing Rules of the Senate which apply to 

20 such a hearing, including the provisions requiring 

21 hearings conducted by committees to be open to the 

22 public, including to radio, television, and still pho23 tography coverage. 

24 (2) PERMITTING PARTICIPATION BY SENATORS

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1 TEES.—Notwithstanding any provision of the Rules 

2 of the House of Representatives or the Standing 

3 Rules of the Senate, any Senator and any Member 

4 of the House of Representatives (including a Dele5 gate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) 

6 may participate in the joint hearing in the same 

7 manner and to the same extent as a Senator or 

8 Member of the House of Representatives who is a 

9 member of either of the Budget Committees. 

10 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement under sub11 section (a) shall apply with respect to any audited finan12 cial statement submitted on or after the date of the enact13 ment of this resolution. 

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