118th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 857: Presidential Budget Accountability Act
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Summary
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.
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 cost of travel by the President during the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of that year and ending on the date the budget is submitted.
For the purposes of this bill, federal funds includes funds provided for
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- the expense allowance of the President,
- travel expenses of the President,
- entertainment expenses of the President, and
- subsistence expenses in connection with the travel of the President.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Ben Cline R-VAOriginal
- Nancy Mace R-SCOriginal
- Clay Higgins R-LA
- Rudy Yakym R-IN
- Erin Houchin R-IN
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History
- Introduced in the House by Earl Carter.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.