Saving Taxpayers’ Money and Paying America’s Debt Act
Latest action · Jan 26, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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.
- IntroducedJan 26, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Saving Taxpayers' Money and Paying America's Debt Act
This bill rescinds unobligated funds that were provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and requires the funds to be used for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. (The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provided funding to address the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses.)
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2023 to Apr 24, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Feb 2, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Feb 6, 2023 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Feb 6, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Feb 8, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Feb 9, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Feb 9, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Feb 10, 2023 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Feb 10, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Mar 1, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Mar 1, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Mar 1, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Mar 1, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Mar 3, 2023 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Mar 3, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Mar 8, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Mar 9, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Mar 22, 2023 | |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Mar 27, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Apr 24, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 26, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 26, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 17, January 26, 2023, page H430.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To rescind the unobligated balance of appropriations made by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Saving Taxpayers’ Money and Paying America’s Debt Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
