National Security and Job Protection Act
Latest action · Sep 19, 2012 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedSep 10, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 13, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
National Security and Job Protection Act - Makes the effective date of this Act contingent upon enactment of: (1) the reconciliation Act with certain spending reductions for a specified deficit reduction contemplated by H.Con.Res. 112, as passed by the House of Representatives on March 16, 2012; or (2) similar legislation that achieves outlay reductions within five years after enactment that equal or exceed specified outlay reductions flowing from the budget authority reductions required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as in force immediately before enactment of this Act, as it applies to direct spending in the defense function for FY2013 combined with the outlay reductions flowing from the across-the-board decrease in discretionary spending made by this Act.
Amends the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act to abolish the distinction between security and nonsecurity categories of discretionary spending for new budget authority in FY2013. Combines the dollar amounts of the current categories ($686 billion for the security category and $361 billion for the nonsecurity category) into a single amount of $1.047 trillion in new budget authority.
Revises sequestration requirements for FY2013 to require a $19.104 billion across-the-board decrease in the discretionary spending category as of January 2, 2013.
Directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a supplemental sequestration report for FY2013 to eliminate any discretionary spending breach of the $1.047 trillion spending limit, as adjusted by the $19.104 billion across-the-board reduction requirement of this Act. Directs the President to issue an order to eliminate the breach, if any, identified in such report.
Nullifies any sequestration order the President may issue under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act to carry out reductions to direct spending for the FY2013 defense function (050).
Provides that, if the legislation referred to above is enacted and achieves the outlay reductions specified, and those reductions exceed the outlay reductions flowing from the spending budget authority reductions required by the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act, the direct spending reductions for the nonsecurity category for FY2013 (otherwise required to be reduced) shall be reduced by the difference.
Requires the President by October 15, 2012, to transmit to Congress a legislative proposal that meets such requirements.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 577 | On Passage | Passed223–196 | Sep 13, 2012 |
| House 576 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed170–247 | Sep 13, 2012 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 11, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Sep 11, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Sep 11, 2012 |
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 Sep 10, 2012 |
| Senate | Budget Committee | Referred Sep 19, 2012 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
- Sep 13, 2012Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 778. (consideration: CR H5956-5969)
- Sep 13, 2012The rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 117 and H.R. 6365, under a closed rule for both measures. Each are debatable for one hour. In both cases all points of order against provisions in the measure are waived, and in each case, one motion to recommit, with or without instructions is made in order.
- Sep 13, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6365.
- Sep 13, 2012The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H5956-5969)
- Sep 13, 2012Mr. Van Hollen moved to recommit with instructions to The Budget. (consideration: CR H5967-5969; text: CR H5967)
- Sep 13, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Van Hollen motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike sections 3 and 4 in the bill and replace with a new section outlining conditional elimination of sequestration and requirements of deficet reduction legislation.
- Sep 13, 2012The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5968)
- Sep 13, 2012On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 170 - 247 (Roll no. 576).
- Sep 13, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 223 - 196 (Roll no. 577). (text: CR H5957)
- Sep 13, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 10, 2012Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2012Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6575 | Rob Woodall R-GA | Nov 30, 2012 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1541 | Betty McCollum D-MN | Sep 14, 2012 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1522, H5939–H5948, H5956–H5969Text printed H5939, H5957Amendments H5946Motions H5967Recorded votes H5947, H5968, H5969consideration (H Res. 778), previous questionenactVan Hollen motion to recommit (replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act with a deficit-reducing increase in tax revenue) | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL (amendment), Allen B. West R-FL, Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA, Chris Van Hollen D-MD (motion), Eric Cantor R-VA, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon R-CA, James Lankford R-OK, James P. McGovern D-MA, Jerrold Nadler D-NY, John Campbell R-CA, John D. Dingell D-MI, Ken Calvert R-CA, Mick Mulvaney R-SC, Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Peter Welch D-VT, Rob Woodall R-GA, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Scott Garrett R-NJ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Tom Marino R-PA | Sep 13, 2012 |
| House | Declaratory Statements H5861 | — | Sep 11, 2012 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 12, 2012H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection ActAs posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules on September 7, 2012
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5765.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42675 | The Budget Control Act of 2011: Budgetary Effects of Proposals to Replace the FY2013 Sequester Archived | Report | Dec 21, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Security and Job Protection Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- National Security and Job Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2012Referred in Senate
- Sep 13, 2012Engrossed in House
- Sep 10, 2012Introduced in House
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