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- H.R.3091
H.R.3091: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a two-thirds vote on the passage of legislation that repeals, increases, or waives the discretionary spending limit or repeals or waives the pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 if the current year budget was not in surplus or the budget for the fiscal year immediately preceding such year was not in surplus.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Jan. 27, 1998
- Latest Major Action Jan. 27, 1998
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Bill Summary
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require, if the budget for the current year or the fiscal year preceding such year was not in surplus, a vote of at least two-thirds of the Members voting for passage of any legislation that repeals, increases, or waives any discretionary spending limit set forth in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) or repeals or waives pay-as-you-go...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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.
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Referred to House Rules
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Referred to House Budget
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| Jan. 27, 1998 |
Introduced in the House by Robert E. Andrews (D-N.J.) |