S. 1274 (112th): Biennial Appropriations Act

Introduced:
Jun 23, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 625 on Mar 20, 2013. See S. 625 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on June 23, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 23, 2011
Referred to Committee Jun 23, 2011
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors (2D, 1R) (show)
Committees

Senate Budget

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Full Title

A bill to provide for a biennial appropriations process with the exception of defense spending and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government.

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Last updated Jun 23, 2011.
13 pages

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6/23/2011--Introduced.
Biennial Appropriations Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require biennial (instead of annual) appropriations Acts, with the exception of annual defense appropriation bills.
Defines the budget biennium as the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1.
Requires the committees of the House and Senate with legislative jurisdiction over an agency, in each year that the agency's activities are not required to be funded, to hold a joint oversight hearing on the impact of biennial budgeting on the agency with the corresponding subcommittee of the respective Committee on Appropriations with jurisdiction over the agency.
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to:
(1) determine the impact and feasibility of changing the definition of a fiscal year and the budget process based on that definition to a two-year fiscal period with a biennial budget process based on such period, and
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