Amendment104th Congress
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002 by reducing spending by $333.1 billion and increasing revenue by $486.6 billion. It would have provided for decreased funding for defense over six years; maintained Medicare and Medicaid expenditures at levels that CBO estimates is required to maintain current services; increased funding for education, job training, and social service; and provided for revenue increases by revising tax provisions relating to capital gains, and multinational and foreign controlled corporations.
- Amendment Number
- 1061
- Description
- Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002 by reducing spending by $333.1 billion and increasing revenue by $486.6 billion. It would have provided for decreased funding for defense over six years; maintained Medicare and Medicaid expenditures at levels that CBO estimates is required to maintain current services; increased funding for education, job training, and social service; and provided for revenue increases by revising tax provisions relating to capital gains, and multinational and foreign controlled corporations.
- Purpose
- An amendment in the nature of a substitute, printed in the Congressional Record of May 15, 1996, to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2002 by reducing spending by $333.1 billion and increasing revenue by $486.6 billion, primarily through business taxes. The amendment would reduce the level of defense expenditures by $280.6 billion over six years and maintain Medicare and Medicaid expenditures at levels CBO estimates is required to maintain current services.
- Congress
- 104
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- May 16, 1996
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Payne (NJ) amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 63 - 362 (Roll No. 176).
- Latest Action Time
- 12:40:00
- Submitted Date
- May 16, 1996
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021