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40 results for “balanced budget”
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1438 · 119th Congress · Congress · Jul 21, 2026
H.Res. 1438: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for considerat
…of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing…
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1224 · 119th Congress · Congress · Apr 29, 2026
H.Res. 1224: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1318) to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish serviceme
…of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing…
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 313 · 119th Congress · Congress · Sep 16, 2025
H.Res. 313: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, and for other purposes.
…the Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 14, which establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2025 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2026-FY2034. Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 707, H.Res. 313 is amended.
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 161 · 119th Congress · Congress · Feb 25, 2025
H.Res. 161: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
…Netting and Exemptions; and H.Con.Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for FY2025 and setting forth budgetary levels for FY2026 through FY2034. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 590 · 119th Congress · Congress · Jul 18, 2025
H.Res. 590: Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
This resolution adopts H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, as amended by the Senate. Specifically, upon the resolution's passage, the House is deemed to have agreed to the Senate amendment and passed H.R. 4. Motion to reconsider laid on…
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 499 · 119th Congress · Congress · Jun 11, 2025
H.Res. 499: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 5755 · 119th Congress · Congress · Oct 14, 2025
H.R. 5755: No Budget, No Pay Act
No Budget, No Pay Act This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 5738 · 119th Congress · Congress · Oct 10, 2025
H.R. 5738: No Budget, No Pay Act
No Budget, No Pay Act This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited…
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 166 · 118th Congress · Congress · Feb 28, 2023
H.Res. 166: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 347) to require the Executive Office of the President to provide an inflation estimate with respect to Executive orders with a significant effect on the annual gross budget, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 30) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".
…Impacting the Nation Act, which requires the Office of Management and Budget and the President's Council of Economic Advisors to provide an inflation estimate for each executive order that is projected to cause an annual gross budgetary or…
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 713 · 119th Congress · Congress · Sep 17, 2025
H.Res. 713: Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Budget.
…her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Budget. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 91 · 119th Congress · Congress · Feb 04, 2025
H.Res. 91: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the Budget in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
This resolution provides amounts for the expenses of the House Committee on the Budget for the 119th Congress. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1194 · 118th Congress · Congress · May 07, 2024
H.Res. 1194: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6192) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7109) to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 109) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121"; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenur
…and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities. Motion to reconsider laid on the table…
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1173 · 118th Congress · Congress · Apr 30, 2024
H.Res. 1173: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 615) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3195) to rescind Public Land Order 7917, to reinstate mineral leases and permits in the Superior National Forest, to ensure timely review of Mine Plans of Operations, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 764) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endange
…providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other purposes; providing for…
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1071 · 118th Congress · Congress · Mar 12, 2024
H.Res. 1071: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6276) to direct the Administrator of General Services and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to identify the utilization rate of certain public buildings and federally-leased space, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1065) denouncing the Biden administration's immigration policies.
…of General Services and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to identify the utilization rate of certain public buildings and federally-leased space, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the resolution…
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1439 · 119th Congress · Congress · Jul 20, 2026
H.Res. 1439: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Senate's current cloture and filibuster rules are contrary to the constitutional design of two co-equal majoritarian legislative bodies, are non-deliberative in practice, disenfranchise Members of the House of Representatives and their constituents, and disrupt the proper balance of powers between the two chambers of Congress, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1369 · 119th Congress · Congress · Jun 15, 2026
H.Res. 1369: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Senate's current cloture and filibuster rules are contrary to the constitutional design of two co-equal majoritarian legislative bodies, are non-deliberative in practice, disenfranchise Members of the House of Representatives and their constituents, and disrupt the proper balance of powers between the two chambers of Congress, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 5653 · 118th Congress · Congress · Oct 02, 2023
H.R. 5653: No Budget, No Pay Act
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4935-4936)
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Bill (official record) · S. 219 · 118th Congress · Congress · Feb 02, 2023
S. 219: No Budget, No Pay Act
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 11.
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 838 · 117th Congress · Congress · Dec 07, 2021
H.Res. 838: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5314) to protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1605) to designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 610) to address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 523 · 117th Congress · Congress · Jul 09, 2021
H.Res. 523: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Appropriations to maintain proposed and historical budget authority and outlays for each category of spending.
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.