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HR 828 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt

Decrease Spending Now Act

Introduced: February 26, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Feb 26, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Decrease Spending Now Act - Rescinds $45 billion of unobligated balances of current discretionary appropriations.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) determine which appropriation accounts the rescission shall apply to and the amount that each such account shall be reduced, and (2) report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress a list of the accounts reduced by the rescission, including the amounts rescinded from each such account.

Exempts from such rescission the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Social Security Administration (SSA).



What's happening now February 26, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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