US Congress Senate Bill 2065 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S324)
Pending: Senate Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the number of full-time employees employed in each federal agency. Prohibits a federal agency head from hiring more than 2 employee for every 3 full-time employees who leave employment in such agency until the OMB Director makes a determination that the number of full-time federal employees is 5% less than the initial level as determined by OMB. Allows a waiver of such workforce limitation by the President for national security reasons or in the case of an extraordinary emergency. Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 to extend the freeze on the pay of federal employees, including Members of Congress, until June 30, 2014. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to offset mandatory sequestration in security and nonsecurity categories in FY2013-FY2021 with revenues resulting from the reduction in the federal workforce and the pay freeze under this Act.

Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2012

Sen. Jon Kyl [R-AZ]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S324)

HB3662 (Related) 2011-12-14 - Referred to House Budget
SB1931 (Related) 2011-12-08 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure, under the order of 12/8/2011, not having achieved the required 60 votes in the affirmative, was rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 22 - 76. Record Vote Number: 225. (consideration: CR S8445)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2065/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2065/BILLS-112s2065is.pdf