Decrease Spending Now Act
Latest action · Feb 26, 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 26, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress a list of the accounts reduced by the rescission, including the amounts rescinded from each such account.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 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2013 to Mar 4, 2013, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Feb 26, 2013 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Mar 4, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 26, 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 828 | 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 Senate
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