A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Act of 1985 to exempt certain railroad retirement benefits from sequestration or reduction under an order issued by the President under section 252 of such Act.

Summary

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt from any benefit reduction under such Act the dual benefits payments account in the Treasury (60-0111-0-1-601) pertaining to certain railroad retirement benefits. Applies such exemption to fiscal years beginning FY 1987.

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Timeline

1. 27 March 1986

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 March 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 April 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GAO, CBO, OMB.

   Source: Committee

4. 16 May 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from GAO.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 March 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

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