Sustainable Budget Act of 2023

3/13/2024, 10:43 AM

Sustainable Budget Act of 2023

This bill establishes the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform within the legislative branch to identify policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and achieve fiscal sustainability over the long term.

The commission must propose recommendations that (1) are designed to balance the budget, excluding interest payments on the debt, within 10 years; and (2) meaningfully improve the long-term fiscal outlook, including changes to address the growth of entitlement spending and the gap between projected federal revenues and expenditures.

Congress must consider the commission's recommendations using specified expedited legislative procedures.

Congress
118

Number
S - 743

Introduced on
2023-03-09

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/9/2023

Status of Legislation

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

Purpose and Summary

Sustainable Budget Act of 2023

This bill establishes the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform within the legislative branch to identify policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and achieve fiscal sustainability over the long term.

The commission must propose recommendations that (1) are designed to balance the budget, excluding interest payments on the debt, within 10 years; and (2) meaningfully improve the long-term fiscal outlook, including changes to address the growth of entitlement spending and the gap between projected federal revenues and expenditures.

Congress must consider the commission's recommendations using specified expedited legislative procedures.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to establish a national commission on fiscal responsibility and reform, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Economics and Public Finance

Potential Impact
Advisory bodies
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Senate

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary3/24/2023

Sustainable Budget Act of 2023

This bill establishes the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform within the legislative branch to identify policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and achieve fisca...


Latest Action3/9/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.