Decrease Spending Now Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 26, 2013)
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to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress a list of the accounts reduced by the rescission, including the amounts rescinded from each such account.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).
What just happenedFeb 26, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 26, 2013
- Feb 26, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Feb 26, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House