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HR 962 112th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt

Forgotten Funds Act

Introduced: March 8, 2011 Introduced by: Schweikert, David Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

The Forgotten Funds Act - Rescinds all unobligated balances of the discretionary appropriations made available in FY2008 and earlier.

Requires deposit of such rescinded appropriations in the general fund of the Treasury for federal budget deficit reduction.

What's happening now March 8, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 962: Forgotten Funds Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-962/
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