HR 143

Summary

Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act This bill reduces budgetary levels for certain federal programs that are funded through the annual appropriations process and do not have an authorization of appropriations. Under the bill, budgetary levels are spending allocations provided to the congressional appropriations committees by a congressional budget resolution or a deeming resolution. The allocations are provided under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and are often referred to as 302(a) allocations. The bill applies to programs included in the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) annual report listing programs that are funded through the appropriations process and have an authorization of appropriations that has either expired or will expire during the year.  If a program is listed in the CBO report, the bill requires specified reductions to be implemented over a three-year period and terminates the unauthorized programs at the end of the third unauthorized year.

Bill status

Status

Reported

Sponsor

Rep. Kat Cammack [R-FL-3]

Cosponsors

2

Policy area

Economics and Public Finance

Introduced

2025-01-03

Latest action

2025-12-02: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.

Committee referrals

• Oversight and Government Reform Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-12-02
• Rules Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-03
• Budget Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-03
• Oversight and Government Reform Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-03

Recent actions

• 2025-12-02: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
• 2025-12-02: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
• 2025-01-03: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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.
• 2025-01-03: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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.
• 2025-01-03: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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.