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H.R. 1613 101st Congress House

Common Sense Budget Act of 1989

Official title: To require the Congress and the President to use the spending levels for the current fiscal year (without adjustment for inflation) in the preparation of the b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Congress and the President to use the spending levels for the current fiscal year (without adjustment for inflation) in the preparation of the budget for each new fiscal year in order to clearly identify spending increases from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year.

Introduced: March 23, 1989 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.
Apr 12, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Mar 23, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Mar 23, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Mar 23, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 10, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Common Sense Budget Act of 1989 - Amends Federal law to require both the President and the Congress to draft a budget based on estimates of current fiscal year spending, proposing increases or decreases based on this level (rather than on an estimated baseline).

Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office to use such a current fiscal year baseline in its report to the congressional budget committees, projecting growth for entitlement and discretionary spending based on current fiscal year spending.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 1
BALLENGER, CASS
· Jun 21, 1989
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jun 21, 1989
COMBEST, LARRY
· Apr 25, 1989
CRANE, PHILIP
· Mar 23, 1989
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Mar 23, 1989
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 23, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1613: Common Sense Budget Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1613/
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"H.R. 1613: Common Sense Budget Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1613/.
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