SECTION 1. Short Title.
This Act may be cited as the “Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023”.
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
An Act
To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. Table of Contents.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
DIVISION A— LIMIT FEDERAL SPENDING
TITLE I— DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR DISCRETIONARY CATEGORY
Sec. 101. Discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 102. Special adjustments for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
Sec. 103. Budgetary treatment of previously enacted emergency requirements.
TITLE II— BUDGET ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 111. Authority for Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Resolution in the House of Representatives.
Sec. 112. Limitation on Advance Appropriations in the House of Representatives.
Sec. 113. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
TITLE III— BUDGET ENFORCEMENT IN THE SENATE
Sec. 121. Authority for fiscal year 2024 budget resolution in the Senate.
Sec. 122. Authority for fiscal year 2025 budget resolution in the Senate.
Sec. 123. Limitation on advance appropriations in the Senate.
Sec. 124. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
DIVISION B— SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS
TITLE I— RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS
Sec. 1. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 2. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 3. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 4. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 5. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 6. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 7. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 8. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 9. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 10. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 11. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 12. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 13. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 14. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 15. Rescission of unobligated funds.
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Sec. 17. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 18. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 19. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 20. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 21. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 22. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 23. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 24. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 25. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 26. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 27. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 28. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 29. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 30. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 31. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 32. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 33. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 34. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 35. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 36. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 37. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 38. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 39. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 40. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 41. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 42. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 43. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 44. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 45. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 46. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 47. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 48. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 49. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 50. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 51. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 52. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 53. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 54. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 55. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 56. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 57. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 58. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 59. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 60. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 61. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 62. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 63. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 64. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 65. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 66. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 67. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 68. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 69. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 70. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 71. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 72. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 73. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 74. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 75. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 76. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 77. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 78. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 79. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 80. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 81. Rescission of unobligated funds.
TITLE II— FAMILY AND SMALL BUSINESS TAXPAYER PROTECTION
Sec. 251. Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service.
TITLE III— STATUTORY ADMINISTRATIVE PAY-AS-YOU-GO
Sec. 261. Short title.
Sec. 262. Definitions.
Sec. 263. Requirements for administrative actions that affect direct spending.
Sec. 264. Issuance of administrative guidance.
Sec. 265. Waiver.
Sec. 266. Exemption.
Sec. 267. Judicial review.
Sec. 268. Sunset.
Sec. 269. GAO report.
Sec. 270. Congressional Review Act compliance assessment.
TITLE IV— TERMINATION OF SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS ON FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS; RESUMPTION OF ACCRUAL OF INTEREST AND COLLECTIONS
Sec. 271. Termination of suspension of payments on Federal student loans; resumption of accrual of interest and collections.
DIVISION C— GROW THE ECONOMY
TITLE I— TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES
Sec. 301. Recalibration of the caseload reduction credit.
Sec. 302. Pilot projects for promoting accountability by measuring work outcomes.
Sec. 303. Elimination of small checks scheme.
Sec. 304. Reporting of work outcomes.
Sec. 305. Effective date.
TITLE II— SNAP EXEMPTIONS
Sec. 311. Modification of work requirement exemptions.
Sec. 312. Modification of general exemptions.
Sec. 313. Supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
Sec. 314. Waiver transparency.
TITLE III— PERMITTING REFORM
Sec. 321. Builder Act.
Sec. 322. Interregional Transfer Capability Determination Study.
Sec. 323. Permitting streamlining for energy storage.
Sec. 324. Expediting completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
DIVISION D— INCREASE IN DEBT LIMIT
Sec. 401. Temporary extension of public debt limit.
SEC. 3. References.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.