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H.R. 962 101st Congress House

Current Level Enhanced Rescission Act of 1989

Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require expeditious consideration by the Congress of a proposal by the President to re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require expeditious consideration by the Congress of a proposal by the President to rescind amounts of budget authority if the proposal is transmitted to the Congress on the same day on which the President approves the bill or joint resolution providing such budget authority and does not reduce any program below its prior-year level.

Introduced: February 23, 1989 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsCongressional vetoExecutive impoundment of appropriated fundsHouse rules and procedure
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.
Feb 15, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Feb 9, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Current Level Enhanced Rescission Act of 1989 - Amends the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to include in any special message the President sends to the Congress in connection with a proposed rescission of budget authority amendatory language to enable the affected programs to continue to function lawfully at the proposed new budget level.

Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President, on the same day the President approves any appropriation bill, to transmit to the Senate and the House of Representatives one or more special messages proposing to rescind amounts of budget authority included in the bill. Limits: (1) the amounts subject to rescission (the proposal may not reduce a program below its previous fiscal year level); and (2) each special message to one item of budget authority. Prescribes procedures to govern the expedited treatment of such messages in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Makes any proposed rescission amount available for obligation unless both Houses of Congress agree to the bill or joint resolution accompanying the related special message within 60 days of its transmission.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 1
CRANE, PHILIP
· Mar 1, 1989
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Mar 1, 1989
BALLENGER, CASS
· Feb 23, 1989
COMBEST, LARRY
· Feb 23, 1989
GOSS, PORTER
· Feb 23, 1989
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 23, 1989
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Feb 23, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 962: Current Level Enhanced Rescission Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-962/
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