S 16 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

A bill to provide for a sequester replacement.

Latest action · Feb 28, 2013 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S991)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 27, 2013
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Requires the President, by March 15, 2013, to submit to Congress a qualifying sequester replacement plan proposing to cancel permanently $85.333 billion of budgetary resources available for FY2013 from any discretionary appropriations or direct spending account. Requires further that:

  • up to $42.666.500 billion of budgetary resources be cancelled from defense spending (budget function 050);
  • any cancellation of such budgetary resources comply with the policies under and consistent with amounts authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (NDAA FY2013);
  • the cancellation is not implemented through changes to programs or activities contained in the Internal Revenue Code, or increases governmental receipts, offsetting collections, or offsetting receipts;
  • any cancellation of budgetary resources in a non-defense spending account may not be offset against an increase in another such account; and
  • the proposed cancellation reduces outlays by at least $82.500 billion by the end of FY2018.

Sets forth requirements for expedited consideration of a joint resolution of disapproval in both chambers of the qualifying sequester replacement plan.

Requires the President, if the joint resolution of disapproval is not enacted within seven calendar days after March 15, 2013, to cancel: (1) any sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) for enforcement of a specified budget goal, and (2) the budgetary resources submitted in the qualifying sequester replacement plan.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, for FY2013, in implementing sequestration under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollins Act, to transfer amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense (DOD) by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 among DOD accounts.

Requires the total amount in any DOD account available for obligation and expenditure in FY2013 to be consistent with, and not exceed, the amount authorized to be appropriated for that account for FY2013 by division A of the NDAA FY2013.

Recorded votes 1

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Roll callQuestionResultDate
Senate 26On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 16Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected38–62Feb 28, 2013

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2013 to Feb 28, 2013; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalFeb 27, 2013
R-NEMike JohannsFeb 28, 2013

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2013Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S990-991)
  2. Feb 28, 2013Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 62. Record Vote Number: 26. (consideration: CR S991; text: CR S991)
  3. Feb 28, 2013Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S991)
  4. Feb 27, 2013Introduced in Senate
  5. Feb 27, 2013Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Pursuant to the order of 2/14/2013, as modified on 2/26/2013, Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 19.

In the Congressional Record 3

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2888Harry Reid D-NVApr 23, 2013
SenateDebate and remarks S959–S962, S971–S993, S1006Amendments S1036Cloture motions S991Recorded votes S991cloture motion on motion to proceedAngus S. King Jr. I-ME (amendment), Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD, Bob Corker R-TN, Chuck Grassley R-IA, Daniel Coats R-IN, Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ, Harry Reid D-NV, James E. Risch R-ID (cloture motion), James M. Inhofe R-OK (cloture motion), Jeff Sessions R-AL (cloture motion), Jerry Moran R-KS (cloture motion), John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John Cornyn R-TX (cloture motion), John McCain R-AZ, John Thune R-SD (cloture motion), Johnny Isakson R-GA (cloture motion), Kelly Ayotte R-NH, Lindsey Graham R-SC, Mike Crapo R-ID (cloture motion), Mike Johanns R-NE (cloture motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY (cloture motion), Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Pat Roberts R-KS (cloture motion), Patrick J. Toomey R-PA (cloture motion), Patty Murray D-WA, Richard Burr R-NC (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Roger F. Wicker R-MS (cloture motion), Ron Johnson R-WI (cloture motion), Roy Blunt R-MO, Susan M. Collins R-ME (amendment), Tom Coburn R-OK (cloture motion), Tom Harkin D-IAFeb 28, 2013
SenateDebate and remarks S905, S927Motions S927Cloture motions S927James E. Risch R-ID (cloture motion), James M. Inhofe R-OK (cloture motion), Jeff Sessions R-AL (cloture motion), Jerry Moran R-KS (cloture motion), John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John Cornyn R-TX (cloture motion), John Thune R-SD (cloture motion), Johnny Isakson R-GA (cloture motion), Mike Crapo R-ID (cloture motion), Mike Johanns R-NE (cloture motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY (cloture motion, motion), Pat Roberts R-KS (cloture motion), Patrick J. Toomey R-PA (cloture motion), Richard Burr R-NC (cloture motion), Roger F. Wicker R-MS (cloture motion), Ron Johnson R-WI (cloture motion), Tim Kaine D-VA, Tom Coburn R-OK (cloture motion)Feb 27, 2013

Research

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CRS reports 2

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Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 23No description on fileSusan M. Collins R-MESenate amendment submitted

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 799A bill to provide for a sequester replacement.Related billApr 25, 2013

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to provide for a sequester replacement.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.

Text 1

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  1. Feb 27, 2013Placed on Calendar Senate

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