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H.R. 822 104th Congress House

Spending Reduction Enforcement Act of 1995

Official title: To provide a fair, nonpolitical process that will achieve $45,000,000,000 in budget outlay reductions each fiscal year until a balanced budget is reached.

Introduced: February 3, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process.
Feb 9, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Feb 3, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 3, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spending Reduction Enforcement Act of 1995 - Establishes the Spending Reduction Commission to propose cost savings and changes in law to achieve at least $45 billion of budget outlay reductions for the budget year and each outyear until a balanced budget is reached. Subjects such reductions to the following guidelines: (1) elimination of redundant and outdated programs, including those whose missions can be accomplished by the private sector; (2) reduction of programs with excessive administrative costs or that can be consolidated with other programs; (3) elimination of programs that provide subsidies that benefit narrow special interest groups at the expense of the national interest; and (4) reduction or elimination of programs that have low priority in meeting a national interest criterion.

Sets forth the procedure for implementation of the Commission's recommendations by the Office of Management and Budget, the President, and the Congress.

Makes budget outlay reductions permanent.

Establishes sequester provisions if the full amount of savings required by this Act have not been achieved in a session of the Congress.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 1, 1995
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 3, 1995
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Feb 3, 1995
GOSS, PORTER
· Feb 3, 1995
Sanford, Mark
· Feb 3, 1995
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Feb 3, 1995
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