H.R. 4911 · 115th Congress
Joint Commission on Budget Process Reform Act of 2018
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Lloyd Smucker
- Introduced
- 2018-01-30
- Latest action
- 2018-01-30 · Introduced in House
Summary
Joint Commission on Budget Process Reform Act of 2018
This bill establishes an independent commission known as the Joint Commission on Budget Process Reform to:
study procedures on the budget and federal expenditures; conduct public hearings to examine potential budget process reforms; seek recommendations on ways to reform the congressional budget process; draft a bill that amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974; and report to Congress regarding the proposed bill, findings regarding specified federal budget issues, and any other appropriate matters. Congress must consider the commission's bill using specified expedited legislative procedures.