HR 444 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Congressional-executive branch relations

Require a PLAN Act

Introduced: February 4, 2013 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 37 steps

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Became law

Feb 7, 2013

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Feb 6, 2013

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Feb 6, 2013

The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H392)

Feb 6, 2013

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 444.

Feb 6, 2013

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 6, 2013

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 253 - 167 (Roll no. 38).

Feb 6, 2013

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 229 (Roll no. 37). (consideration: CR H393-394)

Feb 6, 2013

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H393)

Feb 6, 2013

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schwartz motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to replace the partisan findings in the bill with new findings stating that every bipartisan commission and the majority of Americans believe we should take a balanced, bipartisan approach to reducing the deficit that includes revenue and spending and that sequestration would impose deep cuts to crucial domestic priorities and defense.

Feb 6, 2013

Ms. Schwartz moved to recommit with instructions to The Budget. (consideration: CR H392; text: CR H392)

Feb 6, 2013

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Feb 6, 2013

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H391-394)

Feb 6, 2013

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 444 as unfinished business.

Feb 6, 2013

On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Feb 6, 2013

Mr. Price (GA) moved that the committee rise.

Feb 6, 2013

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 48, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Scalise amendment.

Feb 6, 2013

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 48, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Messer amendment.

Feb 6, 2013

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 48, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fleming amendment.

Feb 6, 2013

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Schrader amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Schrader demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

Feb 6, 2013

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 48, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrader amendment.

Feb 6, 2013

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Takano amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Takano demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

Feb 6, 2013

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 48, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Takano amendment.

Feb 6, 2013

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of general debate on H.R. 444.

Feb 6, 2013

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

Feb 6, 2013

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H377-390; text of measure as introduced: CR H383)

Feb 5, 2013

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 444 as unfinished business.

Feb 5, 2013

On motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Feb 5, 2013

Mr. Price (GA) moved that the Committee now rise.

Feb 5, 2013

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 444.

Feb 5, 2013

The Speaker designated the Honorable Rob Bishop to act as Chairman of the Committee.

Feb 5, 2013

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 48 and Rule XVIII.

Feb 5, 2013

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 444 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, and amendments printed in the report. Each amendment shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.

Feb 5, 2013

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 48. (consideration: CR H364-368)

Feb 5, 2013

Rule H. Res. 48 passed House.

Feb 4, 2013

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 48 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 444 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, and amendments printed in the report. Each amendment shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.

Feb 1, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Feb 1, 2013

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Feb 6, 2013	House · vote #38	On Passage	Passed	253–167	See who voted →
Feb 6, 2013	House · vote #37	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Failed	194–229	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 5

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

3 agreed to 2 failed

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 22	Scalise, Steve	Amendment requires the President's budget proposal to include a category for Means-Tested Direct Spending and…	Agreed to	Feb 6, 2013
HAMDT 21	—	Amendment requires the President's budget proposal to include the cost, per taxpayer, of the annual deficit f…	Agreed to	Feb 6, 2013
HAMDT 20	—	Amendment requires that the President's supplemental budget must include proposals to consolidate duplicative…	Agreed to	Feb 6, 2013
HAMDT 19	—	Amendment sought to add findings stating that Simpson-Bowles created a balanced package of revenue and spendi…	Failed	Feb 6, 2013
HAMDT 18	Takano, Mark	Amendment sought to make changes to the findings section, clarifying that Congress holds responsibility for p…	Failed	Feb 6, 2013

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Require Presidential Leadership and No Deficit Act or Require a PLAN Act - Directs the President, if his budget for FY2014, as submitted to Congress, results in a projected deficit in every fiscal year for which estimates are provided in it, to submit by April 1, 2013, a supplemental unified budget (the total level of outlays, total level of receipts, and the resulting deficit or surplus of the U.S. government for a fiscal year).

Requires a supplemental unified budget to include:

the information required by law for the President's budget,
an estimate of the earliest fiscal year in which the supplemental budget is not projected to result in a deficit,
a detailed description of additional policies to be implemented in order to achieve such result (including an evaluation of duplicative agency functions and agency effectiveness, and proposals for consolidating duplicative functions and programs between agencies in the interests of cost-savings),
an explanation of the differences between the President's original FY2014 budget and the supplemental unified budget, and
an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the annual deficit for each year in which the supplemental unified budget is projected to result in a deficit.

Requires the unified budget to include, under a separate heading entitled "Direct Spending," a category for "Means-Tested Direct Spending and a category for "Nonmeans-Tested Direct Spending" which specify:

the average rate of growth for each category in the total amount of outlays during the 10-year period preceding the budget year,
information on the budget proposals for reform of such programs,
a description of programs which shall be considered means-tested direct spending and nonmeans-tested direct spending, and
an annual estimate of the total amount of outlays for each such program for the period covered by the budget proposal.

What's happening now February 7, 2013

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Budget Committee
House of Representatives
Budget Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 66

Florida · Feb 5, 2013

Brooks, Mo

· Feb 5, 2013

Calvert, Ken

California · Feb 5, 2013

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Feb 5, 2013

Conaway, K.

· Feb 5, 2013

Daines, Steve

Montana · Feb 5, 2013

DeSantis, Ron

· Feb 5, 2013

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"

Tennessee · Feb 5, 2013

Flores, Bill

· Feb 5, 2013

Gosar, Paul A.

Arizona · Feb 5, 2013

HALL, RALPH

· Feb 5, 2013

Harris, Andy

Maryland · Feb 5, 2013

California · Feb 5, 2013

Pennsylvania · Feb 5, 2013

Virginia · Feb 5, 2013

Aderholt, Robert B.

Alabama · Feb 4, 2013

Barr, Andy

Kentucky · Feb 4, 2013

Florida · Feb 4, 2013

Chaffetz, Jason

· Feb 4, 2013

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Feb 4, 2013

Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"

Arkansas · Feb 4, 2013

Missouri · Feb 4, 2013

Hensarling, Jeb

· Feb 4, 2013

Hudson, Richard

North Carolina · Feb 4, 2013

Huizenga, Bill

Michigan · Feb 4, 2013

Oklahoma · Feb 4, 2013

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