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HR 3778 112th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Legislative rules and procedure

Budget Before Borrowing Act of 2012

Introduced: January 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Jan 18, 2012
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.
Jan 18, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Budget Before Borrowing Act of 2012 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in both chambers to consider any bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference report to extend the public debt limit unless a concurrent resolution on the budget has been agreed to and is in effect for the fiscal year during which such measure is being considered.

Permits: (1) waiver or suspension of this prohibition in either chamber only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of its Members, and (2) its successful appeal from the ruling of the Chair in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of its Members.

What's happening now January 18, 2012

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4825 Related bill Congressional Accountability in Budgeting and Spending Act
  • S 2040 Related bill Budget Before Borrowing Act of 2012
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 3
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 2, 2012
Pearce, Stevan
· Feb 1, 2012
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 1, 2012
AKIN, W.
· Jan 31, 2012
Bishop, Rob
· Jan 25, 2012
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Jan 24, 2012
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jan 23, 2012
Franks, Trent
· Jan 23, 2012
Gingrey, Phil
· Jan 23, 2012
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 23, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3778: Budget Before Borrowing Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3778/
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"H.R. 3778: Budget Before Borrowing Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3778/.
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H.R. 3778, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3778/.
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