Discretionary Spending Control Act of 2004
Latest action · Jun 22, 2004 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Discretionary Spending Control Act of 2004 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to: (1) revise for FY 2004 discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for the highway and mass transit categories; (2) set forth for FY 2005 and 2006 new budget authority and outlays for the general purpose discretionary category, outlays for the highway category and new budget authority and outlays for the mass transit category; and (3) set forth for FY 2007 through 2009 outlays for the highway category and new budget authority and outlays for the mass transit category.
Revises the requirement that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) make adjustments to the highway category to conform to estimated levels of highway receipts.
Sets forth the level of obligation limitations (sum of budget authority and obligation limitations) for the highway and mass transit categories for FY 2004 through 2009.
Provides that, in any of FY 2005 through 2006, discretionary advance appropriations provided in appropriation Acts in excess of $23,558 billion shall be counted against the discretionary spending limits for the fiscal year for which the appropriation Act containing the advance appropriation is enacted.
Provides, under specified conditions, for additional new budget authority in FY 2005 or 2005 for fire suppression and for an adjustment in the discretionary spending limit for FY 2005 for supplemental appropriations for the global war on terrorism.
Requires the estimates set forth in the discretionary sequestration preview and final reports issued by OMB and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to include the current year and each subsequent year through FY 2006 (or FY 2009 solely to enforce the discretionary spending limits for the highway and mass transit categories).
Extends certain budget enforcement requirements through FY 2006 (or 2009 for enforcing the spending caps for the highway and mass transit categories).
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2004Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2004Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4663 | Spending Control Act of 2004 | Related bill | Jun 25, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary spending limits.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Discretionary Spending Control Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Appropriations
- Authorization
- Budget reconciliation
- Congress
- Congressional budget
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Federal aid to transportation
- Federal budgets
- Fire prevention
- Forest fires
- Government spending reductions
- Government trust funds
- Highway finance
- Highway use tax
- Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- Legislation
- Legislative resolutions
- Mass rapid transit
- Off-budget expenditures
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Road construction
- Taxation
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation engineering
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2004Introduced in House
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