To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Joint Items, Joint Committee on Taxation for fiscal year 2024.
Latest action (29 Mar 2023): Introduced
What this bill does
H.R. 1898 would place a specific cap on federal funding for the Joint Committee on Taxation, a nonpartisan congressional body that provides tax analysis to Congress. The bill states that, notwithstanding any other law, funds authorized or otherwise available for "Joint Items, Joint Committee on Taxation" for fiscal year 2024 may not exceed $11,169,000.
The bill primarily affects the operations and budget of the Joint Committee on Taxation itself, which supports members of Congress with technical analysis on tax legislation. By setting a firm dollar limit, the bill would constrain the funding available to that committee for the specified fiscal year, potentially affecting its staffing, resources, or capacity to conduct analysis, though the text does not specify how the limit compares to prior funding levels or what specific impacts it would have.
The bill was introduced on March 29, 2023, by Rep. Andy Biggs along with several cosponsors, and was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. According to the official record, it did not receive a vote and saw no further action beyond its introduction. As with most introduced bills, it would need to be approved by the committee, then the full House and Senate, and signed by the President to become law; none of those subsequent steps occurred.
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Official summary
This bill limits FY2024 funding for the Joint Committee on Taxation.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 1898 do?
- H.R. 1898 would place a specific cap on federal funding for the Joint Committee on Taxation, a nonpartisan congressional body that provides tax analysis to Congress. The bill states that, notwithstanding any other law, funds authorized or otherwise available for "Joint Items, Joint Committee on Taxation" for fiscal year 2024 may not exceed $11,169,000. The bill primarily affects the operations and budget of the Joint Committee on Taxation itself, which supports members of Congress with technical analysis on tax legislation. By setting a firm dollar limit, the bill would constrain the funding available to that committee for the specified fiscal year, potentially affecting its staffing, resources, or capacity to conduct analysis, though the text does not specify how the limit compares to prior funding levels or what specific impacts it would have. The bill was introduced on March 29, 2023, by Rep. Andy Biggs along with several cosponsors, and was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. According to the official record, it did not receive a vote and saw no further action beyond its introduction. As with most introduced bills, it would need to be approved by the committee, then the full House and Senate, and signed by the President to become law; none of those subsequent steps occurred.
- Has H.R. 1898 become law?
- Not yet. As of 29 Mar 2023, H.R. 1898 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 1898?
- H.R. 1898 was sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ5] (Republican-AZ), with 4 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 1898?
- Introduced (29 Mar 2023).
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