H.R.3707: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be used to offset tax cuts.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced April 22, 1998
  • Latest Major Action April 22, 1998

Bill Summary

Amends pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to provide that if legislation is enacted that reduces receipts and decreases discretionary spending limits for budget authority and outlays for the FY 1997 through 2002 period for which there is such reduction in receipts, then an amount equal to the decrease in such spending limit for outlays shall be treated as direct...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
April 22, 1998

Introduced in the House by Sam Johnson (R-Texas)

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