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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3883 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that 
the President submit a budget to the Congress each year, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 
Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. FLORES, and Mr. HARRIS) introduced 
the following bill; which was 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 de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to eliminate the 
requirement that the President submit a budget to the 
Congress each year, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Budget or Bust Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT PRESIDENT SUB-
MIT ANNUAL BUDGET TO CONGRESS. 
Sections 1105 and 1106 of title 31, United States 
Code, are repealed. 
SEC. 3. CHANGE IN CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS 
TIMETABLE. 
Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended by striking ‘‘April 1’’ and inserting ‘‘March 
15’’ and by striking ‘‘April 15’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1’’. 
SEC. 4. HOLDING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN 
ESCROW IF CONGRESS FAILS TO ADOPT 
BUDGET RESOLUTION. 
(a) ESCROW.—If on or before April 1 of any year 
Congress does not adopt a concurrent resolution on the 
budget for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that 
year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit all pay-
ments otherwise required to be made for the compensation 
of Members of Congress in an escrow account, and shall 
release such payments to the Members only upon the 
adoption by Congress of a concurrent resolution on the 
budget for that fiscal year. 
(b) WITHHOLDING AND REMITTANCE OF AMOUNTS 
FROM PAYMENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall provide for the same withholding and 
remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an es-
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crow account under subsection (a) that would apply to the 
payment if the payment were not subject to subsection (a). 
(c) COORDINATION WITH HOUSE AND SENATE.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall enter into such agree-
ments with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate as may 
be necessary to carry out this section. 
(d) MEMBER OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means an individual 
serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 
of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 (2 U.S.C. 31). 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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