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Union Calendar No. 260 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3575 
[Report No. 112–379, Part I] 
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish joint resolutions 
on the budget, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2011 
Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 
YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. MULVANEY, and 
Mr. STUTZMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 
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 
JANUARY 31, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. PAULSEN, 
Mr. ROKITA, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. FLORES, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 
DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. MANZULLO 
JANUARY 31, 2012 
Reported from the Committee on Rules with amendments 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
JANUARY 31, 2012 
The Committee on the Budget discharged; commmitted to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legally Binding Budg-
et Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘joint resolution on the budget’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a joint resolution setting forth the 
budget for the United States Government for a 
fiscal year as provided in section 301; and 
‘‘(B) any other joint resolution revising the 
budget for the United States Government for a 
fiscal year as described in section 304.’’. 
SEC. 3. 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. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 
subsection (b), the timetable with respect to the congres-
sional budget process for any Congress (beginning with 
the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress or a subsequent 
Congress, as applicable) is as follows: 
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‘‘On or before: 
Action to be completed: 
First Monday in February ........
President submits budget recommendations. 
February 15 ...............................
Congressional Budget Office submits report 
to Budget Committees. 
Not later than 6 weeks after 
budget submission.
Committees submit views and estimates to 
Budget Committees. 
April 1 .......................................
Budget Committees report joint resolution on 
the budget. 
April 15 .....................................
Congress completes action on joint resolution 
on the budget. 
May 15 .......................................
Appropriation bills may be considered in the 
House of Representatives. 
June 10 ......................................
House Appropriations Committee reports last 
appropriation bill. 
June 30 ......................................
House
completes
action
on
appropriation 
bills. 
October 1 ...................................
Fiscal year begins. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of any first session 
of Congress that begins in any year during which the term 
of a President (except a President who succeeds himself) 
begins, the following dates shall supersede those set forth 
in subsection (a): 
‘‘On or before: 
Action to be completed: 
First Monday in April ...............
President submits budget recommendations. 
April 20 .....................................
Committees submit views and estimates to 
Budget Committees. 
May 15 .......................................
Budget Committees report joint resolution on 
the budget. 
June 1 ........................................
Congress completes action on joint resolution 
on the budget. 
June 1 ........................................
Appropriation bills may be considered in the 
House of Representatives. 
July 1 .........................................
House Appropriations Committee reports last 
appropriation bill. 
July 20 .......................................
House
completes
action
on
appropriation 
bills. 
October 1 ...................................
Fiscal year begins.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 300. 
Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’ in each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘joint’’. 
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