Decrease Spending Now Act
Latest action · Feb 26, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Decrease Spending Now Act - Rescinds $45 billion of unobligated balances of current discretionary appropriations.
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) determine which appropriation accounts the rescission shall apply to and the amount that each such account shall be reduced, and (2) report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress a list of the accounts reduced by the rescission, including the amounts rescinded from each such account.
Exempts from such rescission the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2013 to Jun 25, 2013, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Feb 27, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Feb 27, 2013 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Feb 27, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Feb 28, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Feb 28, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 379 | Decrease Spending Now Act | Identical bill | Feb 26, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
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- Feb 26, 2013Introduced in House
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