A substitute amendment reducing all domestic discretionary funding to last year's budget levels, adjusted for inflation. The amendment would provide the same funding for defense as the committee resolution, while cutting entitlements by $6.3 billion in FY 1992 and $70 billion over five years by placing ceilings on the rate of growth of entitlement programs over five years.

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Amendment Number
37
Description
A substitute amendment reducing all domestic discretionary funding to last year's budget levels, adjusted for inflation. The amendment would provide the same funding for defense as the committee resolution, while cutting entitlements by $6.3 billion in FY 1992 and $70 billion over five years by placing ceilings on the rate of growth of entitlement programs over five years.
Purpose
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1992 new budget authority of $1,214 billion; budget outlays of $1,149.4 billion; budget revenues of $850.4 billion; and a budget deficit of $299 billion. It also sought to freeze discretionary domestic spending at the fiscal year 1990 level with an adjustment for inflation; and added language reducing the Federal budget deficit with revenues collected through the issuance of Treasury bonds redeemable in gold.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Apr 17, 1991
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Dannemeyer amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 79 - 332 (Roll no. 68).
Latest Action Time
13:12:04
Submitted Date
Apr 17, 1991
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 7, 2021
Amendment 37 — Informed