A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to limit the level of total budget outlays in any fiscal year and to require compensation for additional costs imposed on State and local governments, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit total budget outlays for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1980 from exceeding the total budget outlays for the preceding fiscal year by a greater percentage than the percentage increase in the gross national product in the preceding calendar year. Reduces further the permissible total budget outlays by percentages based upon the inflation rate and Federal grants to State and local governments. Permits: (1) an increase in the permissible total budget outlays if both Houses of Congress agree by a three-fourths vote; and (2) emergency outlays to be authorized if the President has declared an emergency and both Houses agree by a two-thirds vote. Prohibits requiring State or local governments to perform additional functions without compensation for necessary costs incurred in connection with such functions. Requires such compensation to have been authorized and included as a part of the permissible total budget outlays. Requires concurrent resolutions on the budget to include the estimated amount of grants to State and local governments, in the aggregate and as a fraction of total budget outlays, and any changes. Amends the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, to require preparation of the Budget to be prepared in compliance with this Act. Directs the President to take necessary action to assure continuing compliance with this Act.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred jointly to Senate Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs by unanimous consent pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 March 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GAO; CBO; OMB; Treasury Department; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

   Source: Committee

4. 7 April 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 6 January 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing
• · ssbu00 · Standing

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