H.Con.Res. 71 · 114th Congress
Providing for a plan to alleviate the effects of sequestration.
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Resolves that Congress must meet its constitutional obligation to provide for the common defense of the United States by restoring spending cuts required by sequestration. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 31, 2015
Resolves that Congress must meet its constitutional obligation to provide for the common defense of the United States by restoring spending cuts required by sequestration. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)
Resolves that Congress should enact legislation that:
- restores no less than 75% of the pre-sequester levels established by the Budget Control Act of 2011,
- offsets the increases in discretionary spending through a combination of reductions to mandatory spending and increases in revenue,
- includes a Chained Consumer Price Index for Social Security and further means testing for Medicare, and
- increases revenue by closing tax loopholes and capping deductions for high-income households.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Providing for a plan to alleviate the effects of sequestration.
Latest action (Aug 7, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 31, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.