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HR 85 115th 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 2017 and 2018.

Introduced: January 3, 2017 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill makes 1% across-the-board rescissions in discretionary spending for FY2017 and FY2018, 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 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 85: 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 2017 and 2018.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-85/
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"H.R. 85: 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 2017 and 2018.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-85/.
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H.R. 85, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-85/.
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[H.R. 85: 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 2017 and 2018.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-85/)
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