118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 303Presidential Budget Accountability Act

A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal funds for travel by the President if the President's annual budget submission to Congress is late, and for other purposes.

Government operations and politics
Introduced Feb 7, 2023
Last action Feb 7, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 7, 2023
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Referred
Feb 7, 2023
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill restricts the use of federal funds for presidential travel if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress by the first Monday in February as required by law. Specifically, if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress on or before the first Monday in February of a year, federal funds may not be used for the cost of travel by the President during the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of that year and ending on the date the budget is submitted. For the purposes of this bill, federal funds includes funds provided for the expense allowance of the President, travel expenses of the President, entertainment expenses of the President, and subsistence ex...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.