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68 results for “balanced budget”
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-15357 · Jul 29, 2026
Smithsonian Transparency and Historical Integrity Act of 2026
…Institution by ensuring that exhibits and programs reflect an accurate, balanced, and patriotic presentation of American history, free from what the President views as divisive narratives or ideological bias. Section 1. Short Title;…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4708 · Jul 29, 2026
Arctic Security and Diplomacy Alignment Act of 2025
…from reallocated unobligated balances in the Defense and State Department budgets, capped at $500 million per fiscal year for five years. The program sunsets on September 30, 2030, unless reauthorized by Congress. The Government…
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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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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10078 · Aug 14, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Emergency Flexibility Act
…cuts or revenue increases, ensuring deficit neutrality over a specified budget window. This Act establishes a statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) requirement for all legislation affecting direct spending or revenues, effective for fiscal years…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.Res. 1423 · Jul 16, 2026
Constitutional Consideration Rule for H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181
…Funding for the study shall come from the DOT's existing administrative budget. Section 2. Consideration of H.R. 8595 (National Security Appropriations). The bill shall be considered as read, but the total appropriations shall be capped at…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-03824 · Oct 16, 2026
Temporary Import Surcharge Authorization and Accountability Act
To impose a temporary added duty on imports to respond to large balance-of-payments deficits and protect economic and national security. Congress would grant clear and limited power to answer the payments strain named in the official…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5442 · Oct 15, 2026
Honest Debt Cost Estimates with Limits and Review
…keep the original goal and make it workable. It would direct the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to add a clear debt-service section to each public cost estimate. That section would show added interest costs…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 226 · Oct 08, 2026
SI Cherokee Historic Sites Trust and River Protection Draft
…land list, a ban on gaming, Authority consent rules, liability limits, a fixed budget cap, and a five-year sunset with outside audit. Compared with the original excerpt, the SI proposal would add the closed list, budget cap, sunset, audit,…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5261 · Aug 08, 2026
Firefighter Cancer Prevention Grant Eligibility Act of 2026
…fiscal year from existing AFG appropriations, not increasing the overall AFG budget. FEMA shall issue implementing regulations within 180 days of enactment. The program shall be enforced by FEMA's existing grant compliance mechanisms,…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9164 · Jun 08, 2026
School Milk Refrigeration Equipment Assistance Act of 2025
To ensure elementary and secondary schools have refrigeration equipment capable of storing milk safely, so that students have access to chilled milk during school meals. To assist elementary and secondary schools in providing safe, chilled…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10124 · Aug 23, 2026
Organized Mail Theft Prevention and Sentencing Reform Act
…to Congress. No additional appropriations are authorized beyond the current budget of the Department of Justice and the Postal Service. The task force shall operate within existing staffing levels, reassigning personnel as needed. The…
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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 2026-13254 · Jul 01, 2026
Regenerative Agriculture and Farm Resilience Act of 2026
To promote regenerative agriculture practices and strengthen the resilience of American farms through federal policy directives. A BILL to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program supporting regenerative…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10672 · Oct 18, 2026
Federal-State Community College Promise Partnership Act
…aid is denied or removed. This VFA proposal would add the state match, the budget cap, and the progress and appeal rules, which the official summary does not describe in the original. States that join would also publish how high school…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9750 · Jul 18, 2026
Retiree Tax Relief and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2025
…that the offset is sufficient to maintain revenue neutrality over the 10-year budget window. The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue regulations to implement this section, including rules for the phase-out and anti-abuse measures. The…
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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. 9678 · Jul 16, 2026
Airport Worker Safety and Efficiency Act of 2025
…for the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program, with a budget cap of $5 million annually for administrative costs. It shall sunset after 5 years, with a report to Congress on effectiveness and any unintended…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8646 · Jun 06, 2026
Agriculture and Rural Development Efficiency and Accountability Act of 2027
…An independent oversight board composed of members from the Congressional Budget Office and the Government Accountability Office shall review program efficiency annually and report to Congress. Enforcement is through automatic budget…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5264 · Aug 08, 2026
Interstate Fixed-Route Bus Operator Workstation Safety Act
…appropriations for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, with a budget cap of $5 million per year for rulemaking and enforcement. It shall sunset 10 years after the effective date, unless reauthorized by Congress. Oversight…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10881683 · Jun 30, 2026
Re-decided holding: The government's acquisition of Google Location History data via a geofence warrant does not violate the Fourth Amendment because the data was voluntarily disclosed to a third party and the warrant was supported by probable cause.
Whether police officers conducted a Fourth Amendment search when they obtained a geofence warrant and acquired Okello Chatrie's Google Location History data without a warrant supported by probable cause particularized to him. 1) The…