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HR 782 114th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process

Cancel the Sequester Act of 2015

Introduced: February 5, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
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Cancel the Sequester Act of 2015

This bill repeals provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 that authorize sequestration to enforce specified deficit reduction goals. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

What's happening now February 5, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 18, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 11, 2015
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Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 9, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 5, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2015
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 5, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 5, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 5, 2015
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Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 5, 2015
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 5, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 782: Cancel the Sequester Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-782/
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"H.R. 782: Cancel the Sequester Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-782/.
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H.R. 782, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-782/.
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