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HR 1505 103th Congress House Congress Appropriations Congressional agencies Federal budgets Government spending reductions Legal services Libraries Waste in government spending

To require a 25-percent reduction in appropriations for the legislative branch of the Government.

Introduced: March 29, 1993 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) 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 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Accounts.
Apr 2, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
Apr 2, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Personnel and Police.
Mar 30, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1691)
Mar 29, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 29, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits appropriations for the legislative branch for FY 1994 from exceeding 75 percent of such appropriations for FY 1993.

Requires Congress to give consideration to reductions that may be achieved by eliminating duplicative services in congressional operations, with particular emphasis on consolidation of all legal services of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Library of Congress.

What's happening now April 2, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Accounts.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Aug 1, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1505: To require a 25-percent reduction in appropriations for the legislative branch of the Government.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1505/
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