[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9506 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9506
To prohibit the consideration in the House of Representatives and
Senate of legislation which includes a provision authorizing the
appropriation of an amount of funds for a program which does not
include a provision reducing by at least the same amount the amount
otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the same program or for any
other program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 13, 2022
Mr. Donalds (for himself and Mr. Grothman) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and
in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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
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A BILL
To prohibit the consideration in the House of Representatives and
Senate of legislation which includes a provision authorizing the
appropriation of an amount of funds for a program which does not
include a provision reducing by at least the same amount the amount
otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the same program or for any
other program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Budgetary Quid Pro Quo Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING
FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS NOT OFFSET BY REDUCTIONS IN OTHER
FUNDING.
(a) Prohibition.--It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives or Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution,
conference report, or an amendment thereto, that authorizes the
appropriation of an amount of funds for a program unless the measure
includes a provision reducing by at least the same amount the amount
otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the program or for any
other program.
(b) Special Rules.--In carrying out subsection (a), the following
rules shall apply:
(1) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the National
Defense Authorization Act for a fiscal year only to the extent
that the aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated under
the Act for programs described within the same defense function
under the budget resolution for that fiscal year exceeds the
aggregate amount of budget authority for such function under
the budget resolution.
(2) A provision of a measure that directs, requires, or
permits an agency to undertake a particular activity that can
reasonably be carried out with funds available from the
agency's regular administrative budget, and for which the
measure does not provide a specific authorization of
appropriations for such activity, may be included in the
measure without violating subsection (a).
(3) A provision of a measure that expands the permissible
use of an existing authorization of appropriation of funds, but
does not itself require or authorize an increase in the amount
authorized to be appropriated, may be included in the measure
without violating subsection (a).
(4) A provision of a measure that extends the period during
which funds may be provided under an existing authorization of
appropriations, but does not increase the amount authorized to
be appropriated, may be included in the measure without
violating subsection (a).
(5) A provision of a measure that provides an authorization
of appropriations for a program for a fiscal year in the same
amount as the amount appropriated for the most recent fiscal
year for which funds were appropriated for the program may be
included in the measure without violating subsection (a).
(c) Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``program'' has the
meaning given such term in section 1122(a) of title 31, United States
Code.
(d) Rules of the House and Senate.--This section is enacted by
Congress--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is
deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in
the House in the case of joint resolutions described in this
section, and supersedes other rules only to the extent that it
is inconsistent with such other rules; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
House.
SEC. 3. ONLINE PORTAL FOR LAWS ENACTED TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Establishment and Operation of Online Portal.--The Director of
the Government Publishing Office (hereafter in this section referred to
as the ``Director'') shall establish and operate on the official public
website of the Government Publishing Office a dedicated online portal
through which members of the public may find in electronic form--
(1) each of the laws enacted during a Congress which
authorize appropriations of funds, together with the
information described in subsection (b); and
(2) a statement of the total amount of funds authorized to
be appropriated during the Congress.
(b) Additional Information To Be Included.--The information
described in this subsection is, with respect to a law which authorizes
the appropriation of funds, the following:
(1) A statement of the amount of funds authorized to be
appropriated for each program or activity for which funds are
authorized to be appropriated by the law.
(2) A statement of the amount of funds, if any,
subsequently appropriated or otherwise made available for each
such program or activity.
(3) A citation to the provision of law, rule, or regulation
which provides the authority for appropriating funds for each
such program or activity.
(4) Such other information as the Director considers
appropriate for inclusion in the online portal.
(c) Consultation.--The Director shall carry out this section in
consultation with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the
Secretary of the Senate, and the Librarian of Congress.
(d) Effective Date.--
(1) Establishment of portal.--The Director shall establish
and operate the online portal under this section not later than
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Congresses covered.--The online portal shall include
information on laws enacted during the most recent Congress
which ends before the date of the enactment of this Act and
each subsequent Congress.
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