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Bill107th CongressFiled Jan 3, 2001Transportation and Public Works
H.R. 181

Truth in Water Transportation Budgeting Act

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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 3, 2001)

Truth in Water Transportation Budgeting Act - Prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of the Federal budget as submitted by the President, the congressional budget, or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Exempts such trust funds from any general statutory budget outlays limitation.

Requires the Secretary of the Army to estimate annually: (1) what, but for this Act, would be at the close of the next fiscal year the amount of unfunded inland waterways and harbor maintenance authorizations; and (2) the net inland waterways and harbor maintenance receipts at the close of such year.

What just happenedJan 4, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9](R-PA)Sponsor
2 cosponsors1 D1 R
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  1. Jan 4, 2001CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

    Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
  2. Jan 3, 2001IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

    Budget Committee
  3. Jan 3, 2001IntroReferralH11100-A

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

  4. Jan 3, 2001IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

    Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  5. Jan 3, 2001IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  6. Jan 3, 2001IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House