Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1993

Summary

Expedited Consideration of Proposed Recissions Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to grant the President an additional method of rescinding budget authority. Allows the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriations Act. Requires that such special message be transmitted not later than three days after the President approves the appropriation bill or revenue Act and be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such proposals. Allows the President to transmit to the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to repeal any provision in an Act that would result in a tax expenditure.

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Timeline

1. 2 April 1993

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 April 1993

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4407-4408)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 April 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 October 1994

   Committee

   Committee on Budget. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 2 April 1993 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 April 1993

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 April 1993

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 April 1993

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Sponsors

• Rep. Cohen, William S. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
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