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HR 5722 101th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits Federal budgets Government spending reductions

To provide for the temporary continuance of essential government services for Americans.

Introduced: September 26, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Oct 1, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Sep 26, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Sep 26, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President, in order to protect health and safety of human life, to decrease the sequester amounts specified in the order issued August 25, 1990, under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Requires an increase in the sequester amount in other accounts, programs, projects, or activities to the extent amounts were decreased in such order.

What's happening now October 1, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 27, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5722: To provide for the temporary continuance of essential government services for Americans.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5722/
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"H.R. 5722: To provide for the temporary continuance of essential government services for Americans.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5722/.
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