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HR 3043 112th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Budget process

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reduce the discretionary spending limit for fiscal year 2013 and 2014 to the fiscal year 2012 level.

Introduced: September 23, 2011 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to reduce the discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for security and nonsecurity categories for FY2013-FY2014 to the FY2012 spending level of $1.43 trillion.

What's happening now September 23, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 2
Duffy, Sean
· Dec 2, 2011
Reed, Tom
· Dec 2, 2011
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 30, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 23, 2011
McCarthy, Kevin
· Sep 23, 2011
Palazzo, Steven
· Sep 23, 2011
PENCE, MIKE
· Sep 23, 2011
Price, Tom
· Sep 23, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3043: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reduce the discretionary spending limit for fiscal year 2013 and 2014 to the fiscal year 2012 level.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3043/
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"H.R. 3043: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reduce the discretionary spending limit for fiscal year 2013 and 2014 to the fiscal year 2012 level.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3043/.
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H.R. 3043, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3043/.
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[H.R. 3043: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reduce the discretionary spending limit for fiscal year 2013 and 2014 to the fiscal year 2012 level.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3043/)
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