Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

2/9/2022, 12:41 AM

Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

This concurrent resolution requires the congressional budget committees to conduct an annual joint hearing to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General regarding (1) the Government Accountability Office's audit of the financial statement of the executive branch, and (2) the financial position and condition of the federal government.

Congress
116

Number
SCONRES - 35

Introduced on
2020-01-28

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

1/28/2020

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

This concurrent resolution requires the congressional budget committees to conduct an annual joint hearing to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General regarding (1) the Government Accountability Office's audit of the financial statement of the executive branch, and (2) the financial position and condition of the federal government.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA concurrent resolution providing for a joint hearing of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.

Policy Areas
Economics and Public Finance

Potential Impact
Accounting and auditing
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
House Committee on the Budget
Legislative rules and procedure
Senate Committee on the Budget

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary2/3/2020

Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

This concurrent resolution requires the congressional budget committees to conduct an annual joint hearing to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General regarding (1) the Government Acc...


Latest Action1/28/2020
Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S644)