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S. 2979 115th Congress Senate

Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act

Official title: A bill to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on May 8, 2018, in accorda… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on May 8, 2018, in accordance with title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 1974.

Introduced: May 24, 2018 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2018
Read twice and referred concurrently to the Committees on Appropriations; the Budget pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986, with instructions that the Budget Committee be authorized to report its views to the Appropriations Committee, and that the latter alone be authorized to report the bill.
May 24, 2018
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 Latest action May 24, 2018

Read twice and referred concurrently to the Committees on Appropriations; the Budget pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986, with instructions that the Budget Committee be authorized to report its views to the Appropriations Committee, and that the latter alone be authorized to report the bill.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act

This bill rescinds approximately $15 billion in budget authority over 2018-2028 that was proposed to be rescinded by the President under procedures included in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

(A rescission is legislation enacted by Congress that cancels the availability of previously enacted budget authority before the authority would otherwise expire. Under current law, the President may propose rescissions to Congress, which must be enacted into law to take effect. Congress may rescind all, part, or none of the amounts proposed by the President. If Congress does not pass rescission legislation within 45 days of continuous session of Congress, the President must make the funds available.)

The bill rescinds budget authority from specified programs and accounts within:

  • the Department of Agriculture,
  • the Department of Commerce,
  • the Department of Energy,
  • the Department of Health and Human Services,
  • the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
  • the Department of Justice,
  • the Department of Labor,
  • the Department of State,
  • the Millennium Challenge Corporation,
  • the U.S. Agency for International Development.
  • the Department of Transportation,
  • the Department of the Treasury,
  • the Corporation for National and Community Service, and
  • the Railroad Retirement Board.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3 Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jun 14, 2018
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jun 4, 2018
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 24, 2018
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · May 24, 2018
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · May 24, 2018
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · May 24, 2018
Toomey, Patrick
· May 24, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2979: Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2979/
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"S. 2979: Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2979/.
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