{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://turner.house.gov/2025/9/turner-and-nadler-reintroduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-align-government-funding-schedule-with-calendar-year", "Turner and Nadler Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Align Government Funding Schedule with Calendar Year", "2025-09-29", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Michael R. Turner", "T000463", "turner.house.gov", "turner", "https://turner.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington D.C. - Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) reintroduced the It\u2019s About Time Act, bipartisan legislation that changes the federal government\u2019s funding schedule to align with the calendar year.\n\n\u201cWith the threat of a government shutdown once again, Congress should modify the funding schedule of the federal government which repeatedly puts the operations of the federal government and our national security at risk,\u201d said Congressman Mike Turner. \u201cThe current government funding scheme, if not fulfilled, would shut down operations of all non-essential government employees, which puts our security and services all Americans use at risk. Changing the fiscal calendar to align with the calendar year would allow Congress more time to ensure all government funding continues uninterrupted with the proper funding amounts.\u201d\n\n\u201cToday, there are few Members of Congress who will defend the current fiscal year calendar, because regardless of political disagreements, there is simply too much to get done in the compressed window between the release of the President\u2019s budget and the October 1 deadline,\u201d said Congressman Jerry Nadler. \u201cSince Congress shifted the start of the fiscal year to October in 1974, only four times we have completed all appropriations bills on time, the last nearly three decades ago. By aligning the federal fiscal year with the calendar year, Congress can have the time it needs to responsibly review the President\u2019s budget and enact spending bills. This reform will reduce the risk of shutdowns, strengthen fiscal accountability, and improve the way we govern. I am proud to join Representative Turner in reintroducing the bipartisan It\u2019s About Time Act to bring commonsense reform to our broken budget process.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nWhen the United States Congress was founded, the fiscal year aligned with the calendar year. There was no distinction between fiscal year and calendar year prior to 1842.\n\nIn 1842, Congress voted to change the federal fiscal year to start on July 1st.\n\nIn 1974, through the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, Congress approved a second change to the federal fiscal year, changing the first day of the fiscal year to October 1st.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://turner.house.gov/2025/9/turner-and-nadler-reintroduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-align-government-funding-schedule-with-calendar-year"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9178158361464739, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}