HR 842 104th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Airports Authorization Budget deficits Congress Congressional budget Congressional reporting requirements Deficit financing Deficit reduction Economics and Public Finance Federal aid highway program Federal aid to transportation Federal budgets Federal receipts and expenditures Finance and Financial Sector Government spending reductions Government trust funds Harbors Highway finance Infrastructure

Truth in Budgeting Act

Introduced: February 7, 1995 See on congress.gov

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Apr 18, 1996

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.

Apr 17, 1996

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Apr 17, 1996

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 284 - 143 (Roll no. 122).

Apr 17, 1996

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 284 - 143 (Roll no. 122).

Apr 17, 1996

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Apr 17, 1996

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Apr 17, 1996

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 842.

Apr 17, 1996

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hours of general debate.

Apr 17, 1996

The Speaker designated the Honorable David Dreier to act as Chairman of the Committee.

Apr 17, 1996

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 396 and Rule XXIII.

Apr 17, 1996

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 842 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Providing for the consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. Amendments printed in the Congressional Record may be given priority in recognition.

Apr 17, 1996

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 396. (consideration: CR H3504-3547)

Apr 17, 1996

Rule H. Res. 396 passed House.

Mar 29, 1996

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.

Mar 29, 1996

Reported adversely by the Committee on The Budget. H. Rept. 104-499, Part II. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.

Mar 29, 1996

Ordered to be Reported Adversely by Voice Vote.

Mar 29, 1996

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 396 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 842 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Providing for the consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. Amendments printed in the Congressional Record may be given priority in recognition.

Mar 27, 1996

House Committee on The Budget Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 29, 1996.

Mar 27, 1996

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 104-499, Part I.

Dec 6, 1995

Rereferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

Dec 6, 1995

Mr. Clinger asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight be discharged from consideration of the bill, and that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as the primary committee of jurisdiction and in addition to the Committee on the Budget. Agreed to without objection.

Dec 6, 1995

Committee on Government Reform discharged.

May 3, 1995

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

May 3, 1995

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 27, 1995

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from OMB.

Mar 10, 1995

Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Prior to Referral.

Feb 13, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

Feb 7, 1995

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, 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 7, 1995

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Apr 17, 1996	House · vote #122	On Passage	Passed	284–143	See who voted →

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Truth in Budgeting Act - Prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of the Federal budget as submitted by the President, the congressional budget, or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Exempts such trust funds from any general statutory budget outlays limitation.

(Sec. 3) Amends Federal transportation law to require the Secretary of Transportation to estimate annually: (1) what, but for this Act, would be at the close of the next fiscal year the amount of unfunded aviation authorizations; and (2) the net aviation receipts at the close of such year. Requires the Secretary to: (1) determine the amount by which unfunded aviation authorizations do or do not exceed net aviation receipts; and (2) make appropriate adjustments to amounts authorized to be appropriated from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund based on the difference.

(Sec. 4) Sets forth similar provisions with respect to the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

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