Accountability for Late Presidential Budget Submission: Pay Delay for Appointees
This bill aims to ensure the President submits the annual federal budget to Congress on time by imposing financial consequences. If the budget is late (after the first Monday in February), salaries and expenses for high-level political appointees will be halted until the submission occurs. This measure targets government accountability and efficiency in fiscal planning, without affecting career civil servants or general public finances directly.
Key points
Federal funds cannot be used for the salaries of high-ranking political employees if the President's budget is submitted late.
Affected employees will receive their full back pay immediately after the budget is submitted, meaning pay is delayed, not lost.
The law applies only to specific political appointees (Executive Schedule, non-career SES, Schedule C), not to the vast majority of federal workers.
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