United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 842 (104th)
Truth in Budgeting Act
Introduced
7 February 1995
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Status
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
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Summary
Truth in Budgeting Act - Prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund from being included in either the Federal budget as submitted by the President or in the congressional budget. Exempts such trust funds from any general statutory budget limitation. (Sec. 3) Amends Federal transportation law to require the Secretary of Transportation to estimate annually what, but for this Act, would be at the close of the next fiscal year: (1) the amount of unfunded aviation authorizations; and (2) the net aviation receipts. Requires the Secretary to: (1) determine the amount by which unfunded aviation authorizations does or does not exceed net aviation receipts; and (2) make appropriate adjustments to amounts authorized to be appropriated and the amounts available for obligation from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund based on the difference. (Sec. 4) Sets forth similar provisions with respect to the Inland Waterways and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Funds.
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13 official files
Referral Instructions Senate (text)
Referral Instructions Senate (text)
Referral Instructions Senate · EN · 18 April 1996
Referral Instructions Senate (PDF)
Referral Instructions Senate · EN · 18 April 1996
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 17 April 1996
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 17 April 1996
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 17 April 1996
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 29 March 1996
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 29 March 1996
Reported to House amended, Part I
summary · EN · 27 March 1996
Reference Change House (text)
Reference Change House · EN · 6 December 1995
Reference Change House (PDF)
Reference Change House · EN · 6 December 1995
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 1995
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 1995
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 February 1995
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/842
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/842