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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.
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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to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress a list of the accounts reduced by the rescission, including the amounts rescinded from each such account.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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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Republican 9
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jun 20, 2013
Broun, Paul
· May 15, 2013
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · May 15, 2013
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · May 15, 2013
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 10, 2013
Collins, Doug
· Apr 10, 2013
Fleming, John
· Apr 10, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Apr 10, 2013
HALL, RALPH
· Apr 10, 2013
Messer, Luke
· Apr 10, 2013
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 2013
Pittenger, Robert
· Apr 10, 2013
PITTS, JOSEPH
· Apr 10, 2013
Roe, David
· Apr 10, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Apr 10, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Apr 10, 2013
Labrador, Raul
· Mar 18, 2013
DeSantis, Ron
· Mar 13, 2013
Olson, Pete
· Mar 6, 2013
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 5, 2013
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 4, 2013
Graves, Tom
· Feb 28, 2013
King, Steve
· Feb 28, 2013
Long, Billy
· Feb 28, 2013
Meadows, Mark
· Feb 28, 2013
Black, Diane
· Feb 27, 2013
Renacci, James
· Feb 27, 2013
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Feb 26, 2013
Flores, Bill
· Feb 26, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Feb 26, 2013
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Feb 26, 2013
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 26, 2013
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 26, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 828: Decrease Spending Now Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-828/
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