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HR 216 104th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Congress Entitlements Federal budgets Planning-programming-budgeting Social Welfare Sunset legislation

To provide that certain new Federal programs shall terminate no later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the law that establishes the programs.

Introduced: January 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Jan 15, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.
Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Jan 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that any new Federal non-entitlement program shall terminate not later than five years after the enactment of the law that established it.

What's happening now January 15, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 7, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 216: To provide that certain new Federal programs shall terminate no later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the law that establishes the programs.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-216/
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"H.R. 216: To provide that certain new Federal programs shall terminate no later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the law that establishes the programs.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-216/.
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H.R. 216, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-216/.
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