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51 results for “balanced budget”
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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. 7219 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Dec 09, 2024
H.R. 7219: Information Quality Assurance Act
…Quality Assurance Act 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 includes scientific,…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 2532 · 112th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jul 14, 2011
H.R. 2532: United States Secret Service Retirement Act of 2011
…on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the…
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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.
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 489 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jan 16, 2025
H.R. 489: Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2025
…or a new program. The Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office, in cooperation with the Congressional Research Service, shall prepare an inventory of federal programs to assist Congress and the commission in…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 142 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jan 03, 2025
H.R. 142: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025
…on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 9648 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Sep 18, 2024
H.R. 9648: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2024
…to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 9643 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jul 22, 2026
H.R. 9643: Comment Integrity and Management Act
…during the agency's rulemaking process. The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance for implementing the requirements of the bill, and the Government Accountability Office must report on the identification and effect of…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 4123 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jul 21, 2026
H.R. 4123: FIT Procurement Act
…Administration to assume responsibility from the Office of Management and Budget for developing and implementing an artificial intelligence training program for certain acquisition workforce members; the Office of Federal Procurement…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 8467 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jun 11, 2026
H.R. 8467: ZOMBIE Act
…bill also requires an estimate of such improper payments in agencies’ annual budget justification, requires the Department of the Treasury to develop risk assessment guidance, and allows up to 75% of funds that are recovered through audits…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 8428 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jun 09, 2026
H.R. 8428: Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
…Workforce Training Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of the Treasury to establish and maintain a mandatory antifraud and improper payment prevention training program for federal employees…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 8831 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · May 14, 2026
H.R. 8831: Protecting Our Democracy Act
…and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 5457 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Dec 16, 2025
H.R. 5457: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
…use limitations.) Such plans must be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress. Within two years of enactment, OMB must submit recommendations to Congress regarding government software procurement policies and…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 5908 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Nov 04, 2025
H.R. 5908: Non-Essential Workers Transparency Act
…report on its website within 30 days. The bill also requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to submit a report to Congress regarding the economic effects of each lapse in appropriations. CBO must submit the report within 30 days of…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 5805 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Oct 21, 2025
H.R. 5805: Federal Government Advertising Equity Accountability Act
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 2523 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Mar 31, 2025
H.R. 2523: State-Level DOGE Establishment Act
…the security category, which includes appropriations associated with the budgets for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 2417 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Mar 27, 2025
H.R. 2417: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
…use limitations.) Such plans must be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress. Within two years of enactment, OMB must submit recommendations to Congress regarding government software procurement policies and…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 856 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Mar 04, 2025
H.R. 856: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
…Smart Federal Purchasing Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate the procurement activities of federal agencies to determine whether provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation related to the…