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H.R. 4931 111th Congress House

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 include a benchmark plan to eliminate the budget deficit by fiscal year 2020…

Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 include a benchmark plan to eliminat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 include a benchmark plan to eliminate the budget deficit by fiscal year 2020 and that subsequent resolutions adhere to that plan.

Introduced: March 24, 2010 See on congress.gov
Congress Budget deficits and national debtBudget processLegislative rules and procedure
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Mar 24, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Mar 24, 2010
Referred to House Rules
Mar 24, 2010
Introduced in House
Mar 24, 2010
Referred to House Budget
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 Latest action March 24, 2010

Referred to House Budget

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the concurrent resolution on the budget for: (1) FY2012 to include a detailed benchmark plan to reduce discretionary spending to eliminate the budget deficit by FY2020; and (2) FY2013-FY2020 to be compliant with such plan, but include any necessary adjustments to meet its goal.

Requires the congressional budget committees, if they determine that an economic emergency exists, to include such a statement in the applicable budget resolution.

Provides that if such statement is included in the budget resolution, then the detailed benchmark plan to eliminate the budget deficit by FY2020: (1) is not required to be included in such budget resolution; and (2) shall be postponed by one fiscal year.

Makes it out of order in both chambers to consider any budget resolution for any fiscal year through 2020 if it is in violation of this Act. Permits waiver or suspension of such requirement, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4931: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 include a benchmark plan to eliminate the budget deficit by fiscal year 2020 and that subsequent resolutions adhere to that plan.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4931/
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"H.R. 4931: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 include a benchmark plan to eliminate the budget deficit by fiscal year 2020 and that subsequent resolutions adhere to that plan.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4931/.
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H.R. 4931, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4931/.
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[H.R. 4931: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 include a benchmark plan to eliminate the budget deficit by fiscal year 2020 and that subsequent resolutions adhere to that plan.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4931/)
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