Stimulating Leadership in Limiting Expenditures (or 'SLICE') Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 16, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E378)
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.
- IntroducedJan 19, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stimulating Leadership in Limiting Expenditures Act (or SLICE Act) of 2007 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose, at any time and in any manner provided in this Act, the rescission of any budget authority in an appropriation Act.
Prohibits funds made available for obligation under this procedure from being proposed for rescission again.
Sets forth requirements for: (1) the President's transmittal to Congress of a special message regarding a proposed rescission; and (2) expedited consideration of such proposal.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 19, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jan 19, 2007 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jan 19, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E378)
- Feb 7, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E277-278)
- Jan 19, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 19, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E158-159)
- Jan 19, 2007Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E378 | Mark Udall D-CO | Feb 16, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E277Outlines E278 | Mark Udall D-CO | Feb 7, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E158Outlines E159 | Mark Udall D-CO | Jan 19, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33635 | Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals: History and Current Status Archived | Report | Jun 18, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3006 | Budget Enforcement Legislative Tool Act of 2008 | Related bill | May 12, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for expedited rescissions of budget authority.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stimulating Leadership in Limiting Expenditures (or 'SLICE') Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Congress
- Economics and Public Finance
- Expedited congressional procedure
- Federal aid to transportation
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government spending reductions
- House rules and procedure
- Legislation
- Presidential messages
- Presidential powers
- Rescission of appropriated funds
- Senate rules and procedure
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 19, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
