H.R. 5872 112th Congress House

Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012

Official title: To require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013.

Introduced: June 29, 2012 See on congress.gov

Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsBudget processCongressional oversight

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Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 7, 2012

Signed by President.

Aug 7, 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-155.

Jul 27, 2012

Presented to President.

Jul 26, 2012

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jul 25, 2012

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5413)

Jul 25, 2012

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5413)

Jul 23, 2012

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.

Jul 19, 2012

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Jul 18, 2012

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 2 (Roll no. 471). (text: CR H4920)

Jul 18, 2012

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 18, 2012

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5872.

Jul 18, 2012

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4920-4926)

Jul 18, 2012

Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jul 2, 2012

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417.

Jul 2, 2012

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Budget. H. Rept. 112-577.

Jun 28, 2012

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0.

Jun 28, 2012

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 31, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

May 31, 2012

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 18, 2012	House · vote #471	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed	414–2	See who voted →

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Latest action August 7, 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-155.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 2, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 - Requires the President, within 30 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress a detailed report on the implementation of certain discretionary reductions (in security and nonsecurity categories) and nonexempt direct spending reductions in the sequestration ordered by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) for FY2013 on January 2, 2013.

(The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act was amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 to revise the discretionary spending limits and reduce the discretionary appropriations and direct spending specified in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act unless a joint committee bill achieving an amount greater than $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction would be enacted by January 15, 2012.)

Requires the head of each executive agency, upon the request of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (in assisting the President in preparation of the report), to provide to the Director promptly any information at the program, project, and activity level necessary for the Director to prepare the report.

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