Transparency in Federal Spending Resolution

Bill: 118-hres-96
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2023-02-06
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Transparency in Federal Spending Resolution</b></p> <p>This resolution permits Members to object to the consideration of legislation that authorizes or appropriates funding for programs unless the legislation includes a table (in a machine-readable format) that details the funding. The table must account for (1) the total amount, and the amount per fiscal year, of the funding; and (2) estimates of the affect (if any) of the funding on the cost of servicing the public debt.</p> <p>An objection raised on these grounds may not be waived.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 96 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2023 Mr. Mooney (for himself, Mr. Perry , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Norman , and Mr. Buck ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of certain legislation that authorizes or makes appropriations unless such legislation includes a table that details the amount of appropriations authorized or appropriated for each program and an estimate of the costs (if any) of servicing the public debt which would be incurred in carrying out the measure, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This resolution may be cited as the Transparency in Federal Spending Resolution . 2. Prohibiting consideration of certain legislation with respect to appropriations Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 13. (a) It shall not be in order to consider a bill, resolution, or conference report, or an amendment thereto, that authorizes the appropriation of funds or makes appropriations for one or more programs unless the measure includes a table in machine readable format at the end of the measure that details— (1) the amount of funds authorized or appropriated for each such program; (2) the amount of funds authorized or appropriated with respect to each fiscal year for each such program; and (3) an estimate of the costs (if any) of servicing the public debt which would be incurred in carrying out each such program. (b) It shall not be in order to consider a rule or order that waives the application of this clause. (c) For the purposes of this clause, the term program has the meaning given such term in section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code. .