Amendment101st Congress
Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1990 new budget authority of $1,333.1 billion; budget outlays of $1,156.6 billion; budget revenues of $1,065.5 billion; and a budget deficit of $91.1 billion. It also sought to provide $8.6 billion in deficit reductions by freezing all discretionary spending at the FY 1989 level, and reducing Medicare funding by $2.7 billion.
- Amendment Number
- 40
- Description
- Amendment sought to provide fiscal year 1990 new budget authority of $1,333.1 billion; budget outlays of $1,156.6 billion; budget revenues of $1,065.5 billion; and a budget deficit of $91.1 billion. It also sought to provide $8.6 billion in deficit reductions by freezing all discretionary spending at the FY 1989 level, and reducing Medicare funding by $2.7 billion.
- Purpose
- A substitute amendment requiring an additional $8.6 billion in deficit reductions beyond those called for in the committee resolution. Such additional reductions would be accomplished by freezing all discretionary spending at the FY 1989, cuts in Medicare and the elimination of Amtrak subsidies.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- May 4, 1989
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Kasich amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 30 - 393 (Roll no. 41).
- Latest Action Time
- 15:38:27
- Submitted Date
- May 4, 1989
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 1, 2021