To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal funds for travel by the President if the President’s annual budget submission to Congress is late, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · February 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Presidential Budget Accountability Act
This bill restricts the use of federal funds for presidential travel if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress by the first Monday in February as required by law.
Specifically, if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress on or before the first Monday in February of a year, federal funds may not be used for the cost of travel by the President during the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of that year and ending on the date the budget is submitted.
For the purposes of this bill, federal funds includes funds provided for
the expense allowance of the President, travel expenses of the President, entertainment expenses of the President, and subsistence expenses in connection with the travel of the President.
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