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HR 39 114th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Executive agency funding and structure

To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

Introduced: January 6, 2015 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Jan 8, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H113)
Jan 6, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill makes 1% across-the-board rescissions in discretionary spending for FY2015 and FY2016, excluding spending for defense, homeland security, and veterans affairs. It also requires the Office of Management and Budget to submit a report to Congress specifying the account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to this bill.

What's happening now January 8, 2015

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H113)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 39: To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2015 and 2016.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-39/
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"H.R. 39: To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2015 and 2016.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-39/.
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H.R. 39, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-39/.
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[H.R. 39: To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2015 and 2016.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-39/)
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