Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act

Sponsored byRep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]FL· Introduced 3 January 2025

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

2 December 2025·7 months ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 4 February 2025

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.

Timeline

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
2 December 2025 · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2 December 2025 · Committee
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.
3 January 2025 · IntroReferral
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.
3 January 2025 · IntroReferral
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.
3 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
3 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
3 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

2 cosponsors

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Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]FL

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Republican2100%

Republican:Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]MI
Republican:Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2]KS

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Economics and Public Finance

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AppropriationsBudget processExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesLegislative rules and procedure

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