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HR 900 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process

Cancel the Sequester Act of 2013

Introduced: March 12, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E250)
Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Feb 28, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cancel the Sequester Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Controlled Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to repeal certain sequestration requirements for enforcement of a specified budget goal.

What's happening now March 6, 2013

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E250)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 505 Related bill Balancing Act
  • S 18 Related bill Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 18
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jul 25, 2013
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jul 24, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 16, 2013
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2013
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 8, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 19, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 13, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Mar 12, 2013
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 12, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 12, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 12, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Mar 12, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 12, 2013
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 6, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 6, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 6, 2013
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 6, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Mar 5, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 5, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 28, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 900: Cancel the Sequester Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-900/
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"H.R. 900: Cancel the Sequester Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-900/.
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H.R. 900, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-900/.
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