Amendment sought to impose a cap on the growth of mandatory spending whereby mandatory spending would grow by either CPI, the consumer price index, or the program inflator, plus new enrollees.

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Amendment Number
612
Description
Amendment sought to impose a cap on the growth of mandatory spending whereby mandatory spending would grow by either CPI, the consumer price index, or the program inflator, plus new enrollees.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-566 to impose an entitlement cap under which the total level of direct spending is limited to inflation and the growth in a given program's beneficiary population. Under the amendment, inflation will be the higher of either the CPI or whatever inflator (if any) is currently applicable to each program.
Congress
108
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jun 24, 2004
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Hensarling amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 96 - 317 (Roll no. 308).
Latest Action Time
18:56:36
Submitted Date
Jun 24, 2004
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Sep 29, 2021
Amendment 612 — Informed