Budget Reform Act of 2025

Sponsor: Roger Marshall (Republican-KS)June 17, 2025

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Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Changes how the government plans its budget, requiring agencies to justify all spending every two years.

This bill would change the federal government's budget process from yearly to every two years. It would require federal agencies to justify all their spending from scratch, rather than just new spending. The bill also includes rules that would limit travel for the President, political staff, and Members of Congress if budget deadlines are missed, and would require the Congressional Budget Office to make its budget models public.

What Would Change

Today, the federal government operates on an annual budget cycle, and agencies typically base their new budget requests on their previous year's funding. This bill would shift to a two-year budget cycle and require agencies to justify all their spending from a "zero" starting point, meaning every dollar would need to be re-justified. Currently, there are no specific travel restrictions for the President, political staff, or Members of Congress if budget deadlines are missed, but this bill would implement such penalties.

Key Provisions

Requires federal agencies to justify all spending from scratch every two years, instead of just new spending.
Changes the federal budget process from a yearly cycle to a two-year cycle.
Blocks federal funds for official travel by the President and certain political staff if the President's budget is submitted late.
Prevents the President from addressing a joint session of Congress until the budget and National Security Strategy are submitted.
Requires the Congressional Budget Office to publicly share the models, data, and assumptions it uses for budget estimates.
Makes it harder to waive certain budget rules in the Senate by requiring a two-thirds vote instead of three-fifths.

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Budget Reform Act of 2025

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