# 115-hr-4911: Joint Commission on Budget Process Reform Act of 2018

115-hr-4911, Joint Commission on Budget Process Reform Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA); status 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4911
- Congress: 115
- Title: Joint Commission on Budget Process Reform Act of 2018
- Status: 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.
- Introduced: 2018-01-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

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- 115-hr-6544: The Employee Rights Act of 2018
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## Sources
- [115-hr-4911 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4911)

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- [115-hr-6712: Warrior Wellness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6712)
- [115-hr-6635: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6635)
- [115-hr-6544: The Employee Rights Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6544)
- [115-hr-6606: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 445 Ma…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6606)
- [115-hr-6536: Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6536)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4911 (as of 2025-11-18).