Amendment sought to replace the current 20 budget functions in the budget process with a one-page budget that divides spending into five categories.

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Amendment Number
610
Description
Amendment sought to replace the current 20 budget functions in the budget process with a one-page budget that divides spending into five categories.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-566 to replace the current 20 budget functions with a one-page budget that divides spending into five categories: mandatory spending, defense discretionary spending, non-defense descretionary spending, emergency spending, and interest on the debt. The emergency spending category would be composed of "rainy day" funds for specified occasions.
Congress
108
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jun 24, 2004
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Chocola amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 126 - 290 (Roll no. 306).
Latest Action Time
18:42:42
Submitted Date
Jun 24, 2004
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Sep 29, 2021
Amendment 610 — Informed