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HR 5540 111th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process

To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.

Introduced: June 16, 2010 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Jun 16, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Jun 16, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes 2% across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans affairs discretionary spending for FY2010-FY2011.

What's happening now June 16, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5540: To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5540/
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"H.R. 5540: To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5540/.
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H.R. 5540, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5540/.
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[H.R. 5540: To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5540/)
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