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S.2303: A bill to exempt the Department of Defense and other national security agencies from sequestration.
About This Bill
- Introduced Nov. 18, 2015
- Latest Major Action Nov. 18, 2015
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Bill Summary
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt national security agencies from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals. The exemption applies to the Department of Defense, each element of the intelligence community, the Department of State, the Federal...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Nov. 18, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
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Nov. 18, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by John McCain (R-Ariz.) |