Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013
Latest action · Feb 7, 2013 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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the number of full-time employees employed in each federal agency. Prohibits a federal agency head from hiring more than 1 employee for every 3 full-time employees who leave employment in such agency until the OMB Director makes a determination that the number of full-time federal employees is 10% less than the initial level as determined by OMB. Allows a waiver of such workforce limitation by the President for national security reasons or in the case of an extraordinary emergency.
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to offset mandatory sequestration in security and nonsecurity categories with revenues resulting from reductions in the federal workforce and the pay freeze under this Act.
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to transfer amounts appropriated for DOD by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution (P.L. 112-175) among accounts of DOD.
Prohibits a cost-of-living adjustment to the pay of Members of Congress in any year in which there is a budget deficit.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 7, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Feb 7, 2013 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Feb 7, 2013 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Feb 7, 2013 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Feb 7, 2013 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Feb 7, 2013 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Feb 7, 2013 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Feb 7, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 7, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 593 | Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013 | Related bill | Feb 8, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
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- Feb 7, 2013Introduced in Senate
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