S.515: Sequestration Relief Act of 2015

About This Bill

  • Introduced Feb. 12, 2015
  • Latest Major Action Feb. 12, 2015

Bill Summary

Sequestration Relief Act of 2015 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to revise the discretionary spending limits for FY2016 and FY2017 and eliminate spending reductions required by sequestration. Current law requires a sequestration, or automatic across-the-board spending cuts, to enforce deficit reduction requirements.

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Feb. 12, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Feb. 12, 2015

Introduced in the Senate by Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)

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