Presidential Budget Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-9191
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2022-10-18
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-10-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Presidential Budget Accountability Act</b></p> <p>This bill restricts the use of federal funds for presidential travel if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress by the first Monday in February as required by law. </p> <p>Specifically, if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress on or before the first Monday in February of a year, federal funds may not be used for the travel expenses of the President during the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of that year and ending on the date the budget is submitted.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9191 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 18, 2022 Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Emmer , Mr. Finstad , and Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , 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 A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal funds for travel by the President if the President’s annual budget submission to Congress is late, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Presidential Budget Accountability Act . 2. Limitation on use of Federal funds for presidential travel expenses if President’s budget is late Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) If the budget under subsection (a) is not submitted to Congress on or before the first Monday in February of a year, during the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of such year and ending on the date the budget is submitted, no Federal funds may be obligated or expended for the travel expenses of the President. .