US HB773 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-15 - Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Pending: House Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-15 - Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Pending: House Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to: (1) lower the $1.2 trillion total deficit reduction goal for each of FY2013-FY2021 to $600 billion, (2) lower the FY2013 deficit reduction goal from $24 billion to $12 billion, and (3) eliminate the Department of Defense (DOD) function reduction entirely.
Title
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Department of Defense from reduction under any order issued to carry out a sequestration pursuant to section 251A.
Sponsors
| Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. |
Subjects
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Economics and public finance
Executive agency funding and structure
Budget deficits and national debt
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Economics and public finance
Executive agency funding and structure
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/773/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr773/BILLS-113hr773ih.pdf |
