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S. 4059

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4059, the End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 11, 2026 by Sen. Joni Ernst (R). It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 18, 2026: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Record

Text

S. 4059 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

s4059/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4059 IS: End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-11
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4059  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 11, 2026   Ms. Ernst  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To provide requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act  .
2.
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
Covered period
The term  covered period  means the 2-month period immediately preceding the end of a fiscal year.
(2)
Discretionary appropriations
The term  discretionary appropriations  has the meaning given the term in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 900(c) ).
(3)
Executive agency
The term  Executive agency  has the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
3.
Requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year
(a)
In general
Except as provided in subsection (c), the amount of discretionary appropriations obligated by an Executive agency during each month of a covered period may not exceed the average monthly amount of discretionary appropriations obligated by the Executive agency during the 10-month period immediately preceding the covered period.
(b)
Report
Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, each Executive agency shall submit to Congress and post on a publicly available website an itemized list of discretionary appropriations obligated by the Executive agency during the covered period immediately preceding the date on which the report is submitted.
(c)
Exception
This section shall not apply with respect to any discretionary appropriations obligated by an Executive agency for national security-related activities or disaster relief efforts.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-11
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to provide requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Joni Ernst (R) sponsors S. 4059 alone.

Joni Ernst

Sen. · R–IA · Sponsor

Committees

S. 4059 went before 2 committees: Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Hearings By (full committee) · Mar 18, 2026 · 80 Bills
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Mar 11, 2026 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 4059 has taken 3 actions since Mar 11, 2026, the latest on Mar 18, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Mar 11, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4059 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 4059 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act — Display Title
  • End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to provide requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4059 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4059’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s4059/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 4059 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Appropriations to Executive agency funding and structure.

s4059/subjects.txt
AppropriationsCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structure

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com