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H.R. 323 103rd Congress House

Common Sense Budget Act of 1993

Official title: To require the Congress and the President to use the spending levels for the current fiscal year (without adjustment for inflation) in the preparation of the b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Congress and the President to use the spending levels for the current fiscal year (without adjustment for inflation) in the preparation of the budget for each new fiscal year in order to clearly identify spending increases from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year.

Introduced: October 20, 1993 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Congressional budgetCongressional budget processCongressional reporting requirementsEntitlements
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 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 March 11, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Common Sense Budget Act of 1993 - 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1064 Identical bill Common Sense Budget Act of 1993
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 3
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Oct 26, 1993
COMBEST, LARRY
· Oct 21, 1993
CRANE, PHILIP
· Oct 21, 1993
GOSS, PORTER
· Oct 21, 1993
BALLENGER, CASS
· Oct 20, 1993
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 20, 1993
COLLINS, MAC
· Oct 20, 1993
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Oct 20, 1993
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Oct 20, 1993
QUINN, JACK
· Oct 20, 1993
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 20, 1993
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Oct 20, 1993
SMITH, NICK
· Sep 27, 1993
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Aug 6, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 323: Common Sense Budget Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-323/
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