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H.R. 143 · 119th CongressEconomics and Public Finance

Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote

Sponsored by Cammack, Kat R-FL · 2 cosponsors: 0 Democrats, 2 Republicans
IntroducedJan 3, 2025
ReportedDec 2, 2025
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 144 words.

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.

Context
Committees
House Budget Committee
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House Rules Committee
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance: 71 of 1,188 bills became law, 113th–118th (6%)
Sponsor
0 of 50 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 722 words
Subjects
AppropriationsBudget processExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesLegislative rules and procedure
Latest action
Dec 2, 2025: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]