HR10014119th Congress
Restoring Accountability in Appropriations Act
Sponsored By: Representative Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create new private and congressional enforcement tools to compel the release of withheld budget authority. It broadens who can sue and sets a fast-track House pathway to force the Speaker to file suit after a Comptroller General report.
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- Private parties: Any person "aggrieved" by a withholding of budget authority could sue the United States and federal employees in federal district court for injunctions or orders to make funds available. The bill explicitly covers impoundments created by laws beyond the Impoundment Control Act.
- Congressional actors: Named House leaders and the chairs or ranking members of the House Budget and Oversight committees could trigger a resolution after a Comptroller General (GAO) report. The resolution would direct the Speaker to file or intervene in litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, with the House Office of General Counsel representing the House.
- Process and timing: The resolution must be introduced within 45 calendar days and the Speaker must act within 20 calendar days after passage. The bill imposes expedited referral and discharge, waives points of order, and limits debate to two hours.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Cosponsors
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