# 119-s-4059: End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act

119-s-4059, End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4059
- Congress: 119
- Title: End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would impose a temporary end-of-year discretionary spending cap** on Executive agencies for the two months before a fiscal year ends. It would also require agencies to publicly post and send Congress an itemized list of discretionary obligations made during that covered period within 60 days after the fiscal year ends. - Executive agencies — Each month in the two-month covered period could not obligate more than the average monthly amount obligated during the prior ten months. This sets a short-term ceiling on end-of-year discretionary obligations. - Congress and the public — Agencies must submit and publicly post an itemized list of discretionary obligations for the covered period within 60 days after the fiscal year ends, increasing transparency about year-end spending. - National security and disaster relief programs — Obligations tied to national security activities or disaster relief are exempt from the covered-period cap.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Agency year-end spending limits and reports: mixed, medium. This bill would set rules for Executive agencies in the two months before each fiscal year ends. It would define the "covered period" as the two months before a fiscal year ends and adopt existing legal definitions for discretionary appropriations and Executive agency. During that covered period, e…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-1922: FIREARM Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4059 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4059)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3971)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-1922: FIREARM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1922)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4059 (as of 2026-09-10).