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H.R. 301 103rd Congress House

Budget Enforcement and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993

Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish, for fiscal years 1994 through 199… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish, for fiscal years 1994 through 1998, discretionary spending limits for the defense, international, and domestic categories and maximum deficit amounts.

Introduced: August 2, 1994 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficitsCongressional budget processDefense budgetsFederal budgets
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Federal receipts and expendituresGovernment spending reductions
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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 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 19, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Budget Enforcement and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to increase the maximum deficit amounts for FY 1994 and 1995 and to establish such amounts for FY 1996 through 1998.

Repeals discretionary spending limits for FY 1994 and 1995. Establishes such limits for FY 1994 through 1998 for the defense, international, and domestic categories. Requires adjustments to the international and domestic categories to be made in strict conformance with enforcement provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Aug 2, 1994
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 25, 1994
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Mar 1, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 301: Budget Enforcement and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-301/
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