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HRES 733 112th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Corporate finance and management Defense spending Economic development Education programs funding Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Income tax rates Infrastructure development Medicaid Medicare Social security and elderly assistance

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any deal replacing the Budget Control Act of 2011 should contain serious revenue increases and no Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefit cuts.

Introduced: July 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Jul 20, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 19, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jul 18, 2012
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Jul 18, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any deal on taxes and spending to replace the Budget Control Act of 2011 should: (1) not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits; (2) contain serious revenue increases, including closing corporate tax loopholes and increasing individual income tax rates for the highest earners; (3) significantly reduce defense spending to focus the U.S. Armed Forces on combating 21st century risks; and (4) promote economic growth and expanded economic opportunity by including strong levels of job-creating federal investments in areas such as infrastructure and education, and by promoting private investment.

What's happening now July 20, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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