A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes.

S. 5377, introduced by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) on August 7, 2026, would amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish new procedures for how Congress considers appropriations bills. The full text of the legislation has not yet been published, so the specific changes it would make to the budget process are not currently known.

Because the bill's substance is not yet available, it is not possible to say with certainty who would be affected or how. In general, changes to the procedures governing appropriations bills primarily affect how Congress itself operates — including the rules and timelines lawmakers follow when passing federal spending legislation — and could have downstream effects on federal agencies and programs that depend on annual appropriations, but no specific impacts can be confirmed from what is currently known.

The bill was introduced in the Senate on August 7, 2026, and its most recent action is that introduction. As a newly introduced Senate bill, it would typically be referred to a relevant committee for review before any further action, such as a committee vote or floor consideration, could occur. There is no indication yet of scheduled committee action or additional developments.

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