Budget Accountability Act of 1994 - Provides for the termination of Federal programs that are not reauthorized by the Congress.
Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of legislation that does not contain an authorization period for the use of appropriated amounts.
Prohibits the imposition of any tax unless a later date for such tax to terminate is specified by law. Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of such legislation.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the House rule concerning the reporting requirements in general appropriations bills should be vigorously applied; (2) laws that affect the Federal revenue should be periodically reviewed by the appropriate congressional committees to determine, based on the health of the economy, whether such laws should continue in effect; and (3) reducing the debt of the Federal Government is critical to the long-term health of the economy.
[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 3789 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3789
To terminate Federal programs that are not reauthorized by the
Congress.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 3, 1994
Mr. Grams (for himself, Mr. Walker, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Linder, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Sam Johnson
of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to
the Committees on Rules, Government Operations, and Ways and Means
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A BILL
To terminate Federal programs that are not reauthorized by the
Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Budget Accountability Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
(a) Termination of Program.--A program of the Federal Government
shall terminate--
(1) in the case of a program for which a law, other than a
law making appropriations, provides a specific period for which
amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the program, upon
the expiration of that period; and
(2) in the case of any other program, upon the adjournment
sine die of any Congress.
(b) Inapplicability Requirement.--A law enacted after the date of
enactment of this Act shall not supersede subsection (a) unless it
explicitly states the inapplicability of that subsection.
SEC. 3. POINT OF ORDER FOR LEGISLATION NOT CONTAINING AUTHORIZATION
PERIOD.
Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``9. It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint resolution,
amendment, motion, conference report, concurrent resolution, or House
resolution that authorizes or requires the performance of any act that
would result in the obligation of appropriated amounts unless--
``(a) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion,
conference report, concurrent resolution, or House resolution
includes a provision that specifies a period for which such
amounts are authorized to be appropriated; or
``(b) there is in effect a law that authorizes, for a
specified period, the appropriation of amounts for performing
that act.''.
SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF TAX PROVISIONS.
No tax shall be imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or
any other internal revenue law) for any period after the close of the
103d Congress, unless a later date for such tax to terminate is
specified by law.
SEC. 5. POINT OF ORDER FOR TAX LEGISLATION NOT CONTAINING A TERMINATION
DATE.
Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``10. It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint
resolution, amendment, motion, conference report, concurrent
resolution, or House resolution providing for any tax or any change
affecting the revenue from any tax unless--
``(a) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion,
conference report, concurrent resolution, or House resolution
includes a provision that specifies a date on which such tax or
change terminates; or
``(b) there is in effect a law that specifies a date on
which such tax or change terminates.''.
SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) clause 2 of Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives clearly prohibits the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives from reporting
in any general appropriations bill--
(A) appropriations not previously authorized by
law, and
(B) provisions changing existing law (except
retrenchments and rescissions of appropriations);
(2) that rule should be vigorously applied;
(3) Federal laws that affect the revenue of the Federal
Government--
(A) should be periodically reviewed by the
appropriate committees of the House of Representatives
and the Senate;
(B) should continue in effect after such review
only if determined by the Congress to be necessary for
the health of the economy of the United States; and
(C) should not be effective after such review if
determined by the Congress to have an adverse effect
upon the economy of the United States or to have
outlived their intended purposes; and
(4) reducing the debt of the Federal Government is critical
to the long-term health of the economy of the United States.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
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