To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be used to offset tax cuts.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 22, 1998)
Amends pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to provide that if legislation is enacted that reduces receipts and decreases discretionary spending limits for budget authority and outlays for the FY 1997 through 2002 period for which there is such reduction in receipts, then an amount equal to the decrease in such spending limit for outlays shall be treated as direct spending legislation decreasing the deficit for the fiscal year concerned.
What just happenedApr 22, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 22, 1998
- Apr 22, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Budget Committee - Apr 22, 1998IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 1998IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House