H.R. 2884 · 114th Congress
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the firewalls between…
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To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the firewalls between defense and nondefense discretionary spending limits.
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This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to modify provisions that allocate spending between defense and nondefense spending.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 24, 2015
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to modify provisions that allocate spending between defense and nondefense spending.
The bill replaces the separate annual discretionary spending limits (commonly known as firewalls) for security and nonsecurity spending for FY2016-FY2021, with annual limits for total discretionary spending.
The bill also revises procedures for sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals. The requirement that automatic cuts be evenly distributed between defense and nondefense spending is replaced with specified cuts in nondefense and defense direct spending for FY2016-FY2021.
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About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the firewalls between defense and nondefense discretionary spending limits.
Latest action (Jun 24, 2015): Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 24, 2015
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No recorded floor vote found.