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39 results for “balanced budget”
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 1226 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Feb 12, 2025
H.R. 1226: Restoring Checks and Balances Act
…action related to a covered rule that has sunset. The Office of Management and Budget or the relevant agency may oversee the sunset of covered rules. If the agency that issues covered rules wants to request a reauthorization for such…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 6916 · Jun 10, 2026
Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 (Constitutional Revision)
…grant programs. Section 1. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish a centralized fraud analytics unit within the Executive Office of the President. This unit shall use existing federal data sets (e.g., from the…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 7113 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jan 15, 2026
H.R. 7113: To redesignate the Congressional Budget Office as the "China Budget Office".
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1479 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Aug 06, 2026
H.Res. 1479: Impeaching Russell Thurlow Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 2221 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Mar 18, 2025
H.R. 2221: Office of Management and Budget Inspector General Act
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 3279 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · May 08, 2025
H.R. 3279: REG Budgeting Act of 2025
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 4123 · Jul 23, 2026
Federal IT Procurement Reform and Sunset Act of 2025
…agencies shall submit a cost-benefit analysis to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and obtain approval before issuing a solicitation. Section 3: The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish a Federal IT…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4952 · Jul 16, 2026
Federal Program Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act of 2025
…prevention unit, funded by reallocating 0.5% of the agency's administrative budget. These units shall coordinate with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to identify and report fraud indicators, but may not share personally…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8107 · Jun 10, 2026
Federal Grant Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2025
…and any corrective actions taken. (b) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shall maintain a centralized database of all federal grant awards to states, updated quarterly, accessible to the public. Section 6. Funding. (a) This Act…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 1558 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Sep 15, 2025
H.R. 1558: Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act
…and Accountability Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take certain actions to improve financial management systems across the federal government and expands the responsibilities of federal agency Chief…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 10279: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9995 Southeast Federal Highway in Hobe Sound, Florida, as the "Special Operations Chief Petty Officer Aaron Carson Vaughn Post Office Building".
This bill is a purely ceremonial naming of a federal post office facility. It does not expand federal power, restrict individual rights, or alter the balance of state and federal authority. It is fully consistent with the Constitution. The…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 8107: Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act
The bill is a routine oversight measure that directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on federally funded state-administered programs. It does not expand federal regulatory authority, restrict individual rights, or…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 4465: To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors.
This bill is a purely technical, housekeeping measure that updates the U.S. Code to reflect previously enacted laws and correct technical errors. It does not grant new powers, restrict rights, or alter the balance of federalism. It is…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4782 · Jun 17, 2026
Interstate Scam Coordination and Consumer Alert Act of 2025
To coordinate federal efforts to combat scams and fraud that cross state lines (e.g., phone scams, online fraud) by creating a steering committee, an action plan, and a central website, so consumers can better identify and report scams.…
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Bill (official record) · H.Res. 807 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Oct 14, 2025
H.Res. 807: Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the firings, dismissal, reduction in force, or withholding of pay for the period of the lapse in appropriations of furloughed employees of the United States Government.
…efforts to create a legal determination at the Office of Management and Budget finding or suggesting that the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 does not create a self-executing requirement that furloughed federal employees…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 856: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
…routine congressional oversight measure directing the Office of Management and Budget to study and report on federal procurement practices. It does not expand federal power beyond existing authority, does not infringe on individual rights,…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 5235 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Feb 24, 2026
H.R. 5235: Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025
…education and experience. The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget to issue implementing guidance to federal agencies, including instructions for contracting officers that encourage using alternatives to education…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 6329 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Feb 25, 2026
H.R. 6329: Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025
…Quality Assurance Act of 2025 This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to revise the guidelines for federal agencies with respect to the dissemination or use of influential information or evidence, which means information or…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 1722 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jul 23, 2026
H.R. 1722: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information from federal agencies and report to Congress regarding projects that are behind schedule or have expenditures that have…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 9386 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jul 07, 2026
H.R. 9386: United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2026
…modes of security; and (4) methods of assessing the risks posed by terrorism, balanced against the needs and values of open access. Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.