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HR 1441 115th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure

Repeal Sequestration for Defense Act

Introduced: June 7, 2017 Introduced by: Turner, Michael R. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Repeal Sequestration for Defense Act

This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the sequestration for security and defense spending. (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 March 8, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 12
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Feb 13, 2018
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Feb 5, 2018
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Jun 27, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 26, 2017
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 15, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jun 13, 2017
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 13, 2017
Knight, Stephen
· Jun 13, 2017
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jun 12, 2017
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 8, 2017
Brooks, Susan
· Jun 7, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Jun 7, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Jun 7, 2017
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Jun 7, 2017
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jun 6, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 6, 2017
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Williams, Roger
Texas · May 18, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1441: Repeal Sequestration for Defense Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1441/
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"H.R. 1441: Repeal Sequestration for Defense Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1441/.
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H.R. 1441, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1441/.
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