Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 293
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Providing for budget enforcement for fiscal year 2020.
Active
Active
Passed House on Apr 9, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 8, 2019
Latest Action
Apr 9, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
293
Congress
116
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Economics and Public Finance
Primary focus of measure is budgetary matters such as appropriations, public debt, the budget process, government lending, government accounts and trust funds; monetary policy and inflation; economic development, performance, and economic theory.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Kentucky
House Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This resolution establishes budget enforcement procedures in the House of Representatives for FY2020.

Specifically, the resolution establishes requirements for

  • committee allocations,
  • aggregate spending levels,
  • aggregate revenue levels, and
  • limitations on advance appropriations.

(An advance appropriation is new discretionary budget authority that is provided in FY2020 appropriations legislation and first becomes available after FY2020.)

The resolution also specifies requirements for adjusting the allocations and levels to accommodate specified funding for

  • Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism,
  • Internal Revenue Service tax enforcement activities, and
  • the 2020 census.
Text (2)
April 9, 2019
April 8, 2019
Actions (4)
04/09/2019
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 294, H. Res. 293 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H3185-3186; text: CR H3185-3186)
04/09/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 294, H. Res. 293 is considered passed House.(consideration: CR H3185-3186; text: CR H3185-3186)
04/08/2019
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 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 the committee concerned.
04/08/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:17:12 PM