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Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009

Introduced: December 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Dec 10, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12840)
Dec 9, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Dec 9, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish in the legislative branch the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action to address, and report to the President, the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Majority and Minority Leaders of both chambers on, the nation's long-term fiscal imbalances, including federal expenditures and revenues and the current and long-term actuarial financial condition of the federal government.

Provides for expedited legislative consideration of Task Force recommendations.

What's happening now December 10, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12840)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2965 Related bill Commission for Fiscal Sustainability Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 4
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 17, 2009
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 16, 2009
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 10, 2009
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 9, 2009
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Dec 9, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 9, 2009
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 9, 2009
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Dec 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2853: Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2853/
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"S. 2853: Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2853/.
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