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Turner’s office says he and Rep. Jerrold Nadler introduced the “It’s About Time Act,” bipartisan legislation that would change the federal government’s annual funding schedule so the fiscal year starts on January 1 instead of October 1.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Strong evidence of a concrete effort to advance the claim, but only at introduction stage in 2023; no evidence in the lookback window of enactment or further advancement.
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The FY2026 appropriations status table shows continuing resolutions and notes that regular appropriations were not enacted on time, reflecting the continued use of the October 1 fiscal-year deadline rather than a calendar-year funding schedule.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official status table indicates the federal funding calendar remains on the traditional fiscal year cycle, with no sign the proposed calendar-year alignment has been adopted.
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The Congressional Record index lists Turner’s legislative activity in the 118th Congress, including appropriations-related work, but the available index entry does not show enactment of a measure changing the federal funding calendar.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Useful corroboration that Turner remained active on appropriations matters, but it does not show delivery of the calendar-year funding-schedule change.
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Turner’s shutdown guidance explains that shutdowns occur when Congress fails to pass appropriations bills or a continuing resolution by the September 30 fiscal-year deadline, reflecting the continued use of the current fiscal-year schedule.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Later official material continues to describe the existing October 1/September 30 funding cycle, suggesting the calendar-year alignment has not been adopted.
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31 USC 1102: Fiscal year Text contains those laws in effect on September 16, 2026
§1102. Fiscal year
The fiscal year of the Treasury begins on October 1 of each year and ends on September 30 of the following year.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As of the lookback-window start, the official U.S. Code still sets the federal fiscal year as October 1 through September 30, so the calendar-year alignment had not been delivered.
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Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (Introduced 09/26/2025)
Committees: House - Budget; Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Action: House - 09/26/2025 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov shows Turner reintroduced the It’s About Time Act in the 119th Congress, but its latest action remained referral to committees rather than passage or enactment.
Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A September 2026 enacted continuing appropriations law still operates through fiscal-year 2027 appropriations rather than a calendar-year funding schedule, indicating the calendar-year alignment had not been delivered.
Mr. Turner of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Nadler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Turner introduced H.R. 5613, the It’s About Time Act, to change the federal fiscal-year calendar, but the official GovInfo record lists only introduction and referral.
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119th Congress
Second session, beginning January 3, 2026
Total number of public laws: 46
Total number of pages: 1,060
Public Law Number | Bill Number | Title | Date Approved | Stat. Citation | Number of Pages
119-118 | S. 2398 | Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act | Sept. 30, 2026 | 140 Stat. 1062 | 1
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official National Archives current-session public-law list, last reviewed October 1, 2026 and checked during this refresh, shows the most recent public law as S. 2398 approved September 30, 2026, not Turner's H.R. 5613; this supports that the calendar-year funding schedule bill had not been enacted by the lookback check.
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Mr. TURNER of Ohio (for himself and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official introduced bill text confirms Turner reintroduced the It's About Time Act and that the measure was referred to committees, documenting concrete legislative effort but not passage or enactment.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.unknownA for effort
Turner appears to have made a serious effort by introducing the bipartisan It's About Time Act in 2023 to shift the federal fiscal year to begin on January 1. However, the evidence indicates the federal government still uses the October 1 to September 30 fiscal-year schedule in later appropriations materials, and there is no showing that his proposal was enacted or otherwise delivered. Under the rule for serious but unsuccessful legislative attempts, this should be scored as never with effort credit.