Senate Bill 1238
116th Congress(2019-2020)
End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 30, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1238
Congress
116
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Economics and Public Finance
Primary focus of measure is budgetary matters such as appropriations, public debt, the budget process, government lending, government accounts and trust funds; monetary policy and inflation; economic development, performance, and economic theory.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act
This bill prohibits an executive agency from spending more in each of the last 2 months of a fiscal year than the agency's average monthly spending for the previous 10 months. The bill applies to obligations of discretionary appropriations and includes an exception for national security-related activities.
April 30, 2019
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04/30/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
04/30/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:16:25 PM