Restoring Fiscal Discipline Act of 2007
Latest action · Jan 4, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S49-50)
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 4, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restoring Fiscal Discipline Act of 2007 - Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that would increase or cause an on-budget deficit during certain specified time periods.
Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider, under the expedited procedures applicable to reconciliation in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA), any bill, resolution, amendment, amendment between chambers, motion, or conference report that increases the deficit or reduces the surplus in the first fiscal year or the ensuing five or 10 fiscal years covered by the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget.
Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider, pursuant to CBA, any resolution, concurrent resolution, amendment, amendment between the chambers, motion, or conference report that contains reconciliation directives that would increase the deficit or reduce the surplus in such fiscal years.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2007 to Feb 15, 2007; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Jan 8, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jan 22, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Feb 15, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Budget Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 4, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9-11)
- Jan 4, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S49-50)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11, S25Text printed S49 | Harry Reid D-NV (text), Kent Conrad D-ND | Jan 4, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement and reduce budget deficits by strengthening budget enforcement and fiscal responsibility.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Restoring Fiscal Discipline Act of 2007
- Popular Titles
- Pay-As-You-Go-bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in Senate
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