H.R.842: Truth in Budgeting Act

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225 (97 Democrats, 1 Independent, 127 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Truth in Budgeting Act - Prohibits (subject to the Line Item Veto Act of 1996) the receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of the Federal budget as submitted by the President, the congressional budget, or the Balanced Budget and...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred to House Government Reform and Oversight
Referred to House Budget
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Prior to Referral.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from OMB.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee on Government Reform discharged.
Mr. Clinger asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight be discharged from consideration of the bill, and that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as the primary committee of jurisdiction and in addition to the Committee on the Budget. Agreed to without objection.
Rereferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred to House Budget
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 104-499, Part I.
House Committee on The Budget Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 29, 1996.
Ordered to be Reported Adversely by Voice Vote.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 396 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 842 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Providing for the consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. Amendments printed in the Congressional Record may be given priority in recognition.
Reported adversely by the Committee on The Budget. H. Rept. 104-499, Part II. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
Rule H. Res. 396 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 396.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 842 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Providing for the consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. Amendments printed in the Congressional Record may be given priority in recognition.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 396 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable David Dreier to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hours of general debate.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 842.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 284 - 143 (Roll no. 122).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
Feb. 7, 1995

Introduced in the House by Bud Shuster (R-Pa.)

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