Balanced Budget Implementation Act

Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Joint Budget Resolution Title II: Zero Based Budgeting and Decennial Sunsetting Title III: Spending Caps on the Growth of Entitlements for Fiscal Years 1994 through 2000 Title IV: Balanced Budget by Fiscal Year 2000 Balanced Budget Implementation Act - Title I: Joint Budget Resolution - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to reform the budget process by requiring a joint resolution on the budget instead of the concurrent resolution on the budget. Title II: Zero Based Budgeting and Decennial Sunsetting - Terminates spending authority for unearned entitlements and high-cost discretionary spending programs for FY 1994, and discretionary spending programs (not including high-cost programs) for FY 1995, unless such spending is reauthorized after the date of enactment of this Act. Establishes a point of order against legislation that appropriates funds, which may be waived by a three-fifths vote of each House of Congress. Requires the reauthorization of discretionary spending authority and unearned entitlements every ten years beginning in the first decennial census year after 2000. Title III: Spending Caps on the Growth of Entitlements for Fiscal Years 1994 through 2000 - Declares that for FY 1994 through 2000 the total level of entitlement and mandatory spending, excluding social security, shall not exceed the total level for the previous fiscal year increased by the consumer price index and growth in eligible population. Requires sequestration of necessary to reduce spending. Provides for making uniform reductions with limitations. Lists programs and activities exempt from sequestration and providing exceptions, limitations, and special rules. Establishes a point of order against entitlement programs which may be waived by a three-fifths vote of each House. Title IV: Balanced Budget by Fiscal Year 2000 - Requires reduction of the maximum deficit amount to zero by FY 2000. Allows a waiver or suspension on the prohibition on exceeding such amount by a three-fifths vote of both Houses. Allows a waiver or suspension on exceeding the public debt limit by a three-fifths vote of both Houses. Excludes social security from the budget process. Establishes a point of order against any joint resolution on the budget that would decrease the excess of social security revenues over social security outlays, which may be waived by a three-fifths vote of each House. Authorizes the Congress to adopt budget procedures to eliminate the non-social security deficit. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require look-back sequestration in the last quarter of each fiscal year.

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Timeline

1. 16 February 1993

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of of August 4, 1977.

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2. 16 February 1993

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1629-1631, S1635-1636)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 February 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Sponsors

• Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
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