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Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2011

Introduced: January 25, 2011 See on congress.gov

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Jan 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Jan 25, 2011

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2011 - Amends the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to transmit, within 45 calendar days after enactment of the funding in question, a message to Congress with specified information requesting any rescission the President proposes under the procedures in this Act.

Prescribes requirements for timing and packaging of rescission requests.

Authorizes OMB, subject to a specified time limit, to withhold funding from obligation temporarily if the President proposes a rescission.

Prohibits the President from invoking such expedited procedures or such authority to withhold funding on more than one occasion for any Act providing funding.

Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of proposed rescissions.

What's happening now January 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Committees of jurisdiction 1