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CORE Spending Act

Introduced: December 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Dec 9, 2009
Referred to House Rules
Dec 9, 2009
Referred to House Budget
Dec 9, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commission On Reforming Entitlement Spending Act, or CORE Spending Act - Establishes the Commission On Reforming Entitlement Spending to examine the long-term fiscal challenges facing the United States and develop legislation designed to address them.

Authorizes the President and the House or Senate Budget Committee to submit alternatives to the legislative proposal submitted by the Commission.

Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare a long-term cost estimate of legislation proposed under this Act or a related amendment, and have it published in the Congressional Record as expeditiously as possible.

What's happening now December 9, 2009

Referred to House Rules

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 22, 2010
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 19, 2010
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 13, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4249: CORE Spending Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4249/
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"H.R. 4249: CORE Spending Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4249/.
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H.R. 4249, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4249/.
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