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A bill to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government.

2/13/2008--Introduced.

Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act- Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require: (1) biennial (currently, annual) budget resolutions; (2) biennial appropriations Acts; and (3) biennial government strategic and performance plans.

Defines the budget biennium as the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year.

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 (2) report the findings to the House and Senate Budget Committees.

Latest Actions
  • 02/13/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S971-972)
  • 02/13/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S972-975)
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.2627 Introduced in Senate02/28/2008