Budget Enforcement Legislative Tool Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 28, 2009 Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Budget Enforcement Legislative Tool Act of 2009 - 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 discretionary 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 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2009 to Oct 8, 2009; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Apr 28, 2009 |
| R-FL | George S. LeMieux | Oct 8, 2009 |
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 Apr 28, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Apr 28, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S11248 | George S. LeMieux R-FL | Nov 6, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4862, S4872 | Mark Udall D-CO, Thomas R. Carper D-DE | Apr 29, 2009 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-683 | TOOLS TO COMBAT DEFICITS AND WASTE: EXPEDITED RESCISSION AUTHORITY97 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Dec 16, 2009 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41373 | Expedited Rescission Bills in the 111th and 112th Congresses: Comparisons and Issues Archived | Report | May 3, 2011 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4921 | Budget Enforcement Legislative Tool Act of 2010 | Related bill | Mar 24, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of certain proposals by the President to rescind amounts of budget authority.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Budget Enforcement Legislative Tool Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2009Introduced in Senate
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.
