Ask AI
Bill106th CongressFiled Oct 26, 2000Economics and Public Finance
H.R. 5580

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that, in the House of Representatives, appropriations to reduce the public debt are covered by budget allocations and to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appropriation bills to reduce spending and to reduce the public debt.

Bill journey · stage 2 of 5

Under committee review

Filed
Comm.
Floor
Both
Law

What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 26, 2000)

Amends rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow the consideration of en bloc amendments proposing to reduce appropriations among objects in an appropriations bill and provide for an appropriation to pay down the public debt without increasing the levels of budget authority or outlays in the bill.

Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to treat the above-described amendments as budget authority and outlays.

What just happenedOct 26, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-41](R-CA)Sponsor
6 cosponsors6 R
Read on Congress.gov
6cosponsors2committees5actions9subjects
  1. Oct 26, 2000IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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
  2. Oct 26, 2000IntroReferralH11100-A

    Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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.

  3. Oct 26, 2000IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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.

    Rules Committee
  4. Oct 26, 2000IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  5. Oct 26, 2000IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House