,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #fh  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,september #bf1 #bjai,miss ,rice of ,new
 ,york 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 
,barr1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4  
,brindisi1 ,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana1   
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4     
,buck1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,burgess1    
,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois1 ,mrs4        
,bustos1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,calvert1    
,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4  
,case1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1   
,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4 ,cox of  
,california1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,crist1  
,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mrs4 ,davis of          
,california1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1
 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4
 ,escobar1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,ferguson1 
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4   
,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,georgia1   
,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler1 ,mr4 ,hice of   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1  
,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,holding1 ,ms4 ,kendra
 ,s4 ,horn of ,oklahoma1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1

 ,mr4 ,huizenga1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1
 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1    
,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,kelly of             
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,kind1
 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,kuster 
of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4
 ,long1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 
,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sean      
,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4   
,marshall1 ,mr4 ,mast1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 
,mrs4 ,rodgers of ,washington1 ,mr4     
,meadows1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 
,morelle1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mrs4 ,murphy  
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,mr4       
,peters1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 ,mr4 ,richmond1
 ,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee1    
,mr4 ,rouda1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4      
,sensenbrenner1 ,mr4 ,smith of          
,washington1 ,mr4 ,smucker1 ,mr4        
,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 
,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4       
,tonko1 ,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new     
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,turner1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 
,mr4 ,webster of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,welch1 
,mr4 ,westerman1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4       

,zeldin1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 
,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,mr4   
,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,david    
,scott of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,panetta7  
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,rules  ,,concurrent      
,,resolution  ,providing for a joint    
hearing of the ,committees on the       
,budget of the ,house of                
,representatives and the ,senate to     
receive a presentation from the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states regarding the audited financial 
statement of the executive branch4  #a4 
,short title ,this resolution may be    
cited as the ,fiscal ,state of the      
,nation ,resolution4  #b4 ,annual joint 
hearing of ,budget ,committees to       
receive a presentation by the           
,comptroller ,general  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than #de days 7excluding     
,saturdays1 ,sundays1 and holidays7     
after the date on which the ,secretary  

of the ,treasury submits to ,congress   
the audited financial statement required
 under paragraph 7#a7 of section        
#cca7;e7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states  
,code1 on a date agreed upon by the     
chairs of the ,committees on the ,budget
 of the ,house of ,representatives and  
the ,senate 7hereafter referred to as   
the ,budget ,committees7 and the        
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states1 the chairs shall conduct a     
joint hearing to receive a presentation 
from the ,comptroller ,general reviewing
 the findings of the audit required     
under paragraph 7#b7 of such section and
 providing1 with respect to the         
information included by the ,secretary  
in the report accompanying such audited 
financial statement1 an analysis of the 
financial position and condition of the 
,federal ,government1 including         
financial measures 7such as the net     
operating cost1 income1 budget deficits1
 or budget surpluses7 and sustainability
 measures 7such as the long-term fiscal 

projection or social insurance          
projection7 described in such report4   
7b7 ,presentation of statement in       
accordance with ,,gao ,strategies and   
,means ,the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states shall ensure that the  
presentation at the joint hearing       
conducted under subsection 7a7 is made  
in accordance with the ,strategies and  
,means of the ,government               
,accountability ,office1 so that the    
presentation will provide professional1 
objective1 fact-based1 nonpartisan1     
nonideological1 fair1 and balanced      
information to the members attending the
 hearing4  7c7 ,rules applicable to     
hearing  7#a7 ,in general ,the joint    
hearing conducted by the chairs of      
,budget ,committees under subsection 7a7
 shall be conducted in accordance with  
the ,rules of the ,house of             
,representatives and the applicable     
,standing ,rules of the ,senate which   
apply to such a hearing1 including the  
provisions requiring hearings conducted 

by committees to be open to the public1 
including to radio1 television1 and     
still photography coverage4  7#b7       
,permitting participation by ,senators  
and ,members not serving on ,budget     
,committees ,notwithstanding any        
provision of the ,rules of the ,house of
 ,representatives or the ,standing      
,rules of the ,senate1 any ,senator and 
any ,member of the ,house of            
,representatives 7including a ,delegate 
or ,resident ,commissioner to the       
,congress7 may participate in the joint 
hearing in the same manner and to the   
same extent as a ,senator or ,member of 
the ,house of ,representatives who is a 
member of either of the ,budget         
,committees4  7d7 ,effective date ,the  
requirement under subsection 7a7 shall  
apply with respect to any audited       
financial statement submitted on or     
after the date of the enactment of this 
resolution4