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Common Sense Budget Act of 2006

Introduced: March 8, 2006 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 1, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

May 1, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Mar 22, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Mar 17, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Mar 8, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Homeland Security, and International Relations, 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.

Mar 8, 2006

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Common Sense Budget Act of 2006 - Requires certain reductions in amounts appropriated for FY2007 for specified Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) programs. Makes amounts from such reductions available for: (1) modernization of school facilities; (2) state child health plans; (3) adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities; (4) programs to increase energy efficiency and conservation and increase investment in sustainable and renewable energy alternatives; (5) sustainable development and humanitarian assistance programs to alleviate global poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, disease, and disaster; (6) homeland security safeguard improvements; (7) reduction of the deficit; and (8) medical research.

What's happening now May 1, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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