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A bill to direct unused appropriations for Senate Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.

Introduced: January 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jan 25, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires any amounts remaining of Senate Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts after all payments are made for the year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or, in fiscal years for which there is no federal budget deficit, to reduce the federal debt.

What's happening now January 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 121 Related bill Congressional Budget Accountability Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Republican 9
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 1, 2011
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 25, 2011
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 25, 2011
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 25, 2011
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 25, 2011
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 25, 2011
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 25, 2011
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 25, 2011
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 25, 2011
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 25, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 81: A bill to direct unused appropriations for Senate Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-81/
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"S. 81: A bill to direct unused appropriations for Senate Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-81/.
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S. 81, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-81/.
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[S. 81: A bill to direct unused appropriations for Senate Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-81/)
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