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Common Sense Budget Act of 1989

Introduced: February 23, 1989 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1990
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged. Pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977.
Oct 27, 1990
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1029.
Sep 27, 1990
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977.
Sep 27, 1990
Committee on Budget. Reported to Senate by Senator Sasser without amendment. With written report No. 101-477. Minority views filed.
Jul 25, 1990
Committee on Budget. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 23, 1989
Referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one committee reports, the other committee have thirty days of continuous session to report or be discharged.
Feb 23, 1989
Introduced in Senate
 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.

What's happening now October 27, 1990

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1029.