S.1613: Deficit Reduction Act of 2009

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about economics and public finance
  • Introduced Aug. 6, 2009
  • Latest Major Action Aug. 6, 2009

Bill Summary

Deficit Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to redefine, for FY2011-FY2019, discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for new budget authority and outlays to mean the baseline, minus any emergency spending, for the preceding fiscal year as adjusted for inflation and (as under current law) as adjusted in strict conformance with such Act. Revises...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Aug. 6, 2009

Introduced in the Senate by Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

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