Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2011
Latest action · Jan 25, 2011 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.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2011 - Amends the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to transmit, within 45 calendar days after enactment of the funding in question, a message to Congress with specified information requesting any rescission the President proposes under the procedures in this Act.
Prescribes requirements for timing and packaging of rescission requests.
Authorizes OMB, subject to a specified time limit, to withhold funding from obligation temporarily if the President proposes a rescission.
Prohibits the President from invoking such expedited procedures or such authority to withhold funding on more than one occasion for any Act providing funding.
Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of proposed rescissions.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2011 to Jul 23, 2012; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Jan 27, 2011 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Jan 31, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Feb 7, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Feb 7, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Feb 7, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Feb 7, 2011 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Feb 15, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Feb 28, 2011 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 7, 2011 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Mar 15, 2011 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Apr 4, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Apr 4, 2011 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Apr 5, 2011 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Feb 16, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Mar 21, 2012 | |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Jun 14, 2012 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jul 23, 2012 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Jul 23, 2012 |
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 25, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Jan 25, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
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 S5413 | John Hoeven R-ND | Sep 8, 2011 |
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 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-16 | THE BROKEN BUDGET PROCESS: PERSPECTIVES FROM BUDGET EXPERTS42 pages | Budget Committee | Sep 22, 2011 |
| S. Hrg. 112-194 | ENHANCING THE PRESIDENT'S AUTHORITY TO ELIMINATE WASTEFUL SPENDING AND REDUCE THE BUDGET DEFICIT92 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Mar 15, 2011 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41373 | Expedited Rescission Bills in the 111th and 112th Congresses: Comparisons and Issues Archived | Report | May 3, 2011 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1043 | Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Mar 11, 2011 |
| S 1720 | Jobs Through Growth Act | Related bill | Oct 18, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2011Introduced in Senate
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