H.R. 5613 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
It’s About Time Act
Cosponsors: 2 (2 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-09-26
Latest action (2025-09-26): Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
What H.R. 5613 does, in plain terms
It's About Time Act This bill changes the calendar period for the federal fiscal year (currently October 1-September 30) to January 1-December 31 beginning on January 1, 2027.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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