,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1 
#bjbj,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself and ,mr4  
,perdue7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide adequate information about      
excessive ,federal spending1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,making        
,americans ,know about ,excessive       
spending through ,commonsense ,efforts  
to ,notice and ,target ,shenanigans ,act
 or the ,,make ,,cents ,act4  #b4 ,table
 of contents ,the table of contents for 
this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4      
,short title4,sec4 #b4 ,table of        
contents4,title ,i--,billion ,dollar    
,boondoggles,sec4 #aja4 ,annual         
report4,title ,,ii--,cost ,openness and 
,spending ,transparency,sec4 #bja4      
,disclosure requirements for recipients 
of ,federal funds4,title                

,,iii--,end-of-,year ,fiscal            
,responsibility,sec4 #cja4              
,definitions4,sec4 #cjb4 ,requirements  
for ,executive agency spending at the   
end of a fiscal year4,title ,,iv--,no   
,budget1 ,no ,pay,sec4 #dja4            
,definition4,sec4 #djb4 ,timely approval
 of concurrent resolution on the budget 
and the appropriations bills4,sec4 #djc4
 ,no pay without concurrent resolution  
on the budget and the appropriations    
bills4,sec4 #djd4 ,determinations4,sec4 
#dje4 ,effective date4,title ,v--,no    
,budget1 ,no ,recess,sec4 #eja4 ,no     
budget1 no recess4,sec4 #ejb4           
,completion of ,house action on regular 
appropriations bills4  ,i ,billion      
,dollar ,boondoggles  #aja4 ,annual     
report  7a7 ,definitions ,in this       
section--  7#a7 the term covered agency 
means-- 7,a7 an ,executive agency1 as   
defined in section #aje of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code2 and  7,b7 an     
independent regulatory agency1 as       
defined in section #cejb of title #dd1  

,united ,states ,code2  7#b7 the term   
covered project means a project funded  
by a covered agency--  7,a7 that is more
 than #e years behind schedule2 or  7,b7
 for which the amount spent on the      
project is not less than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj 
more than the original cost estimate for
 the project2 and  7#c7 the term project
 means a major acquisition1 a major     
defense acquisition program 7as defined 
in section #bdcj of title #aj1 ,united  
,states ,code71 a procurement1 a        
construction project1 a remediation or  
clean-up effort1 or any other           
time-limited endeavor1 that is not      
funded through direct spending 7as      
defined in section #bej7;c7 of the      
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijj7;c774  7b7 ,requirement  
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director
 of the ,office of ,management and      
,budget shall issue guidance requiring  
covered agencies to include1 on an      

annual basis in a report described in   
paragraph 7#b7 of section #ceaf7;a7 of  
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 or a  
consolidated report described in        
paragraph 7#a7 of such section1         
information relating to each covered    
project of the covered agency1 which    
shall include--  7#a7 a brief           
description of the covered project1     
including-- 7,a7 the purpose of the     
covered project2  7,b7 each location in 
which the covered project is carried    
out2  7,c7 the contract or award number 
of the covered project1 where           
applicable2  7,d7 the year in which the 
covered project was initiated2  7,e7 the
 ,federal share of the total cost of the
 covered project2 and  7,f7 each primary
 contractor1 subcontractor1 grant       
recipient1 and subgrantee recipient of  
the covered project2  7#b7 an           
explanation of any change to the        
original scope of the covered project1  
including by the addition or narrowing  
of the initial requirements of the      

covered project2  7#c7 the original     
expected date for completion of the     
covered project2  7#d7 the current      
expected date for completion of the     
covered project2  7#e7 the original cost
 estimate for the covered project1 as   
adjusted to reflect increases in the    
,consumer ,price ,index for ,all ,urban 
,consumers1 as published by the ,bureau 
of ,labor ,statistics2  7#f7 the current
 cost estimate for the covered project1 
as adjusted to reflect increases in the 
,consumer ,price ,index for ,all ,urban 
,consumers1 as published by the ,bureau 
of ,labor ,statistics2  7#g7 an         
explanation for a delay in completion or
 an increase in the original cost       
estimate for the covered project1       
including1 where applicable1 any impact 
of insufficient or delayed              
appropriations2 and  7#h7 the amount of 
and rationale for any award1 incentive  
fee1 or other type of bonus1 if any1    
awarded for the covered project4  ,,ii  
,cost ,openness and ,spending           

,transparency  #bja4 ,disclosure        
requirements for recipients of ,federal 
funds  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,iii
 of chapter #ac of title #ca1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #acef4          
,disclosure requirements for recipients 
of ,federal funds  7a7 ,in general ,an  
individual or entity 7including a ,state
 or local government and a recipient of 
a ,federal research grant7 carrying out 
a program1 project1 or activity that is1
 in whole or in part1 carried out using 
,federal funds shall clearly state in   
any statement1 press release1 requests  
for proposal1 bid solicitation1 or other
 document describing the program1       
project1 or activity1 other than a      
communication containing not more than  
#bhj characters--  7#a7 the percentage  
of the total costs of the program1      
project1 or activity which will be      
financed with ,federal funds2  7#b7 the 
dollar amount of the ,federal funds made
 available for the program1 project1 or 

activity2 and  7#c7 the percentage of   
the total costs of1 and dollar amount   
for1 the program1 project1 or activity  
that will be financed by nongovernmental
 sources4  7b7 ,noncompliance ,if the   
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget determines that an          
individual or entity is failing to      
comply with subsection 7a71 the         
,director may direct the head of each   
agency providing ,federal funds to the  
individual or entity to withhold not    
more than #be percent of the amount of  
,federal funds that would otherwise be  
provided to the individual or entity1   
until the date on which the individual  
or entity complies with subsection 7a74 
4  7b7 ,technical and conforming        
amendment ,the table of sections for    
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ac of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#acef4 ,disclosure requirements for     
recipients of ,federal funds4  4  ,,iii 
,end-of-,year ,fiscal ,responsibility   

#cja4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 
,covered period ,the term covered period
 means the #b-month period immediately  
preceding the end of a fiscal year4     
7#b7 ,discretionary appropriations ,the 
term discretionary appropriations has   
the meaning given the term in section   
#bej7;c7 of the ,balanced ,budget and   
,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of    
#aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijj7;c774  7#c7    
,executive agency ,the term ,executive  
agency has the meaning given the term in
 section #aje of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  #cjb4 ,requirements for 
,executive agency spending at the end of
 a fiscal year  7a7 ,in general ,except 
as provided in subsection 7c71 the      
amount of discretionary appropriations  
obligated by an ,executive agency during
 each month of a covered period may not 
exceed the average monthly amount of    
discretionary appropriations obligated  
by the ,executive agency during the     
#aj-month period immediately preceding  
the covered period4  7b7 ,report ,not   

later than #fj days after the end of    
each fiscal year1 each ,executive agency
 shall submit to ,congress and post on a
 publicly available website an itemized 
list of discretionary appropriations    
obligated by the ,executive agency      
during the covered period immediately   
preceding the date on which the report  
is submitted4  7c7 ,exception ,this     
section shall not apply with respect to 
any discretionary appropriations        
obligated by an ,executive agency for   
national security-related activities4   
,,iv ,no ,budget1 ,no ,pay  #dja4       
,definition ,in this title1 the term    
,member of ,congress-- 7#a7 has the     
meaning given under section #bajf of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and    
7#b7 does not include the ,vice         
,president4  #djb4 ,timely approval of  
concurrent resolution on the budget and 
the appropriations bills ,if both       
,houses of ,congress have not approved a
 concurrent resolution on the budget as 
described under section #cja of the     

,congressional ,budget and ,impoundment 
,control ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcb7 for a fiscal year before ,october 
#a of that fiscal year and have not     
passed all the regular appropriations   
bills for the next fiscal year before   
,october #a of that fiscal year1 the pay
 of each ,member of ,congress may not be
 paid for each day following that       
,october #a until the date on which both
 ,houses of ,congress approve a         
concurrent resolution on the budget for 
that fiscal year and all the regular    
appropriations bills4  #djc4 ,no pay    
without concurrent resolution on the    
budget and the appropriations bills  7a7
 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 no funds may be       
appropriated or otherwise be made       
available from the ,united ,states      
,treasury for the pay of any ,member of 
,congress during any period determined  
by the ,chairpersons of the ,committee  
on the ,budget and the ,committee on    
,appropriations of the ,senate or the   

,chairpersons of the ,committee on the  
,budget and the ,committee on           
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives under section #djd4    
7b7 ,no retroactive pay ,a ,member of   
,congress may not receive pay for any   
period determined by the ,chairpersons  
of the ,committee on the ,budget and the
 ,committee on ,appropriations of the   
,senate or the ,chairpersons of the     
,committee on the ,budget and the       
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives under section
 #djd1 at any time after the end of that
 period4  #djd4 ,determinations  7a7    
,senate  7#a7 ,request for              
certifications ,on ,october #a of each  
year1 the ,secretary of the ,senate     
shall submit a request to the           
,chairpersons of the ,committee on the  
,budget and the ,committee on           
,appropriations of the ,senate for      
certification of determinations made    
under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of    
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,determinations   

,the ,chairpersons of the ,committee on 
the ,budget and the ,committee on       
,appropriations of the ,senate shall--  
7,a7 on ,october #a of each year1 make a
 determination of whether ,congress is  
in compliance with section #djb and     
whether ,senators may not be paid under 
that section2  7,b7 determine the period
 of days following each ,october #a that
 ,senators may not be paid under section
 #djb2 and  7,c7 provide timely         
certification of the determinations     
under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 upon  
the request of the ,secretary of the    
,senate4  7b7 ,house of ,representatives
  7#a7 ,request for certifications ,on  
,october #a of each year1 the ,chief    
,administrative ,officer of the ,house  
of ,representatives shall submit a      
request to the ,chairpersons of the     
,committee on the ,budget and the       
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives for          
certification of determinations made    
under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of    

paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,determinations   
,the ,chairpersons of the ,committee on 
the ,budget and the ,committee on       
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives shall--  7,a7 on       
,october #a of each year1 make a        
determination of whether ,congress is in
 compliance with section #djb and       
whether ,members of the ,house of       
,representatives may not be paid under  
that section2  7,b7 determine the period
 of days following each ,october #a that
 ,members of the ,house of              
,representatives may not be paid under  
section #djb2 and  7,c7 provide timely  
certification of the determinations     
under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 upon  
the request of the ,chief               
,administrative ,officer of the ,house  
of ,representatives4  #dje4 ,effective  
date ,this title shall take effect on   
,february #a1 #bjba4  ,v ,no ,budget1   
,no ,recess  #eja4 ,no budget1 no recess
 ,section #cjj of the ,congressional    
,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4     

#fca7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking    
,the timetable and inserting the        
following3  7a7 ,in general ,the        
timetable  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7b7 ,no budget1 no  
recess  7#a7 ,limits in the ,senate and 
,house of ,representatives ,the         
procedures specified in paragraphs 7#b71
 7#c71 and 7#d7 shall apply in the      
,senate and the procedures specified in 
paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#e7 shall   
apply in the ,house of                  
,representatives--  7,a7 on and after   
,april #ae of each year1 if the ,senate 
and ,house of ,representatives have not 
adopted a concurrent resolution on the  
budget for the next fiscal year2 and    
7,b7 on and after ,august #a of each    
year1 if the ,senate and ,house of      
,representatives have not passed1       
individually or collectively1 all the   
regular appropriations bills for the    
next fiscal year4  7#b7 ,no recess or   
adjournment ,during a period described  
in paragraph 7#a71 it shall not be in   

order in the ,senate or the ,house of   
,representatives to move to recess or to
 adjourn for more than #h hours4  7#c7  
,no official travel  7,a7 ,in general   
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 during a period described in      
paragraph 7#a71 no amounts may be       
obligated or expended for official      
travel by a ,member of ,congress4  7,b7 
,return to ,,dc ,if a ,member of        
,congress is away from the seat of      
,government when a period described in  
paragraph 7#a7 begins1 funds may be     
obligated and expended for official     
travel by the ,member of ,congress to   
return to the seat of ,government4  7#d7
 ,additional limits in the ,senate  7,a7
 ,determination of presence of a quorum 
,notwithstanding any provision of the   
,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 in the 
,senate1 during each day during a period
 described in paragraph 7#a71 the       
,presiding ,officer shall direct the    
,clerk to call the roll to ascertain the
 presence of a quorum--  7i7 at noon2   

and  7ii7 at #f3jj p4m4  7,b7 ,lack of  
quorum  7i7 ,in general ,if1 upon a     
calling of the roll under subparagraph  
7,a71 it shall be ascertained that a    
quorum is not present--  7,i7 the       
,presiding ,officer shall direct the    
,clerk to call the names of any absent  
,senators2 and  7,,ii7 following the    
calling of the names under subclause    
7,i71 the ,presiding ,officer shall1    
without intervening motion or debate1   
submit to the ,senate by a yea-and-nay  
vote the question3 ,shall the           
,sergeant-at-,arms be directed to       
request the attendance of absent        
,senators84  7ii7 ,direction to compel  
attendance ,if a quorum is not present  
#cj minutes after the time at which the 
vote on a question submitted under      
clause 7i77,,ii7 starts1 the ,presiding 
,officer shall1 without intervening     
motion or debate1 submit to the ,senate 
by a yea-and-nay vote the question3     
,shall the ,sergeant-at-,arms be        
directed to compel the attendance of    

absent ,senators84  7iii7 ,arrest of    
absent senators ,effective #cj minutes  
after the ,sergeant-at-,arms is directed
 to compel the attendance of absent     
,senators under clause 7ii71 if any     
,senator not excused under rule ,,xii of
 the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate is 
not in attendance1 the ,senate shall be 
deemed to have agreed an order that     
reads as follows3 ,ordered1 ,that the   
,sergeant-at-,arms be directed to arrest
 absent ,senators1 that warrants for the
 arrests of all ,senators not sick nor  
excused be issued under the signature of
 the ,presiding ,officer and attested by
 the ,secretary1 and that such warrants 
be executed without delay44  7iv7       
,reports ,not less frequently than once 
per hour during proceedings to compel   
the attendance of absent ,senators1 the 
,sergeant-at-,arms shall submit to the  
,senate a report on absent ,senators1   
which shall--  7,i7 be laid before the  
,senate2  7,,ii7 identify each ,senator 
whose absence is excused2  7,,iii7      

identify each ,senator who is absent    
without excuse2 and  7,,iv7 for each    
,senator identified under subclause     
7,,iii71 provide information on the     
current location of the ,senator4  7,c7 
,regaining the floor ,if a ,senator had 
been recognized to speak at the time a  
call of the roll to ascertain the       
presence of a quorum was initiated under
 subparagraph 7,a71 and if the presence 
of a quorum is established1 that        
,senator shall be entitled to be        
recognized to speak4  7,d7 ,no          
suspension of requirements ,the         
,presiding ,officer may not entertain a 
request to suspend the operation of this
 paragraph by unanimous consent or      
motion4  7,e7 ,consistency with ,senate 
emergency procedures and practices      
,nothing in this paragraph shall be     
construed in a manner that is           
inconsistent with ,s4 ,res4 #bif 7#ajhth
 ,congress7 or any other emergency      
procedures or practices of the ,senate4 
7#e7 ,additional limits in the ,house of

 ,representatives ,notwithstanding any  
provision of the ,rules of the ,house of
 ,representatives1 in the ,house of     
,representatives1 during each day during
 a period described in paragraph 7#a71  
each ,member of the ,house of           
,representatives shall record his or her
 presence for purposes of establishing a
 quorum at noon and #f3jj p4m4  7#f7 ,no
 waiver ,notwithstanding section        
#ijd7;b71 paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71  
and 7#e7 of this subsection may not be  
waived or suspended in the ,senate or   
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#g7   
,permanent law ,notwithstanding section 
#ijd7;a71 paragraph 7#c7 of this        
subsection is not enacted as an exercise
 of the rulemaking power of the ,senate 
or the ,house of ,representatives4  4   
#ejb4 ,completion of ,house action on   
regular appropriations bills ,section   
#cji of the ,congressional ,budget ,act 
of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fdj7 is amended 
by inserting or ,august after ,july4