S 1985
112th Congress
Senate
Congress
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Legislative rules and procedure
Deficit Reduction Implementation Act
Introduced: December 13, 2011
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 13, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Deficit Reduction Implementation Act - Authorizes a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, by February 29, 2012, to introduce a bipartisan deficit reduction bill that: (1) has a specified minimum number of sponsors in the Senate and in the House who caucus with Democrats and who caucus with Republicans; (2) states as its purpose to reduce the deficit by a goal of $4 trillion, but at least $1.5 trillion between FY2012-FY2021; and (3) specifies that it is being introduced pursuant to this Act.
Prescribes legislative procedures for considering such a bill.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1