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S. 181

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 181, a bill to require agencies submit zero-based budgets, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 22, 2025 by Sen. James Risch (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Jan 22, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 181 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb181/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S181 IS: To require agencies submit zero-based budgets.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-22
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 181  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 22, 2025   Mr. Risch  (for himself,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Ricketts ,  Mr. Cruz ,  Mr. Sheehy ,  Mr. Scott of Florida , and  Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To require agencies submit zero-based budgets.
1.
Zero-based budgets
(a)
Definition
In this Act:
(1)
Agency
The term  agency  has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
(2)
Zero-based budget
The term  zero-based budget  means a systematic budget analysis in support of decision making in which managers—
(A)
examine current objectives, operations, and costs;
(B)
consider alternative ways of carrying out a program or activity; and
(C)
rank different programs or activities by order of importance to the organization.
(b)
Zero-Based budgets
Every sixth year, each agency shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives a zero-based budget for the next fiscal year and each of the 4 ensuing fiscal years.
(c)
Recommendations
In addition to the zero-based budget required under subsection (b), each agency, except the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration shall submit recommendations for which programs Congress should cut or reduce appropriations in an amount that equals not less than a 2-percent reduction from the previous year appropriation in discretionary spending.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-22
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jan 22, 2025

sb181/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (01/22/2025)

This bill requires federal agencies to submit zero-based budgets to the Office of Management and Budget and the congressional budget committees. Under the bill, a zero-based budget is a systematic budget analysis in which managers (1) examine current objectives, operations, and costs; (2) consider alternative ways of carrying out programs or activities; and (3) rank different programs or activities by order of importance.

The bill also requires federal agencies to submit recommendations to reduce spending by at least 2% from the previous year's levels. The Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration are exempt from this requirement.

Sponsors

Sen. James Risch (R) sponsors S. 181, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 181 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Jan 22, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 181 has taken 2 actions since Jan 22, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 22, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Jan 22, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 181 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 181 goes by 2 titles.

  • A bill to require agencies submit zero-based budgets. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A bill to require agencies submit zero-based budgets. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named S. 181 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE116
KATHERINE SYBENGA116
MARAM ABDELHAMID116
MATTHEW SOCKNAT116
MATTHEW SOWARDS116
KURT VORNDRAN115
REGINA HUTTER115
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 181 under Economics and Public Finance, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 181’s is Economics and Public Finance.

s181/policy-areas.txt
Economics and Public FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 181 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Appropriations to Executive agency funding and structure.

s181/subjects.txt
AppropriationsBudget deficits and national debtBudget processCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structure

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com