A Fast-Tracked Executive Rescission Review (AFTERR) of Appropriations Act of 2018

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HR 5442

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Apr 9, 2018

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Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently dete ...

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Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Economics and Public Finance Executive agency funding and structure Legislative rules and procedure Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

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A Fast-Tracked Executive Rescission Review (AFTERR) of Appropriations Act of 2018

This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish expedited legislative procedures for congressional consideration of rescissions proposed by the President. (A rescission is legislation that cancels the availability of previously enacted budget authority before the authority would otherwise expire.)

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Apr 9, 2018

Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 9, 2018

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