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Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Mar 29, 2007
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Revises and replaces the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2007.
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2008, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2009-FY2012.
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Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Recommends budgetary levels and amounts for FY2007-FY2012 for: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits (on-budget); (5) debt subject to limit; and (6) debt held by the public.
(Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for specified major functional categories for FY2007-FY2012.
Title II: Reserve Funds - Creates reserve funds, subject to specified conditions, for legislation concerning: (1) the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); (2) alternative minimum tax revision; (3) middle-income tax relief and economic equity; (4) agriculture; (5) higher education; (6) Medicare improvements; (7) creation of long-term energy alternatives; (8) affordable housing; (9) equitable benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II; (10) reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act; (11) receipts from the Bonneville Power Administration; and (12) the Transitional Medical Assistance program extension.
Title III: Budget Enforcement - (Sec. 301) Provides for adjustments to discretionary spending limits, budgetary aggregates, and allocations for: (1) continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) redeterminations by the Social Security Administration (SSA); (2) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax compliance; (3) the health care fraud and abuse control program; and (4) unemployment insurance improper payments reviews.
Requires all House committees to: (1) review programs within their jurisdiction to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in program spending, giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports; and (2) recommend, based on these oversight efforts and committee performance reviews, improved governmental performance in annual views and estimates reports to the House Committee on the Budget.
(Sec. 302) Prohibits House legislation that would require advance appropriations, except certain FY2009 or FY2010 programs, projects, activities, or accounts.
(Sec. 303) States that new budget authority, outlays, and receipts resulting from adoption of legislation making appropriations for FY2008-FY2009 for overseas deployments and related activities, or emergency appropriations for nondefense discretionary spending, shall not count for certain purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA).
Title IV: Policy - (Sec. 401) Declares the policy of this resolution on: (1) middle-income tax relief; (2) defense priorities; and (3) college affordability.
Title V: Sense of the House - (Sec. 501) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives on: (1) servicemembers' and veterans' health care and other priorities; (2) the Innovation Agenda: A Commitment to Competitiveness to Keep America #1; (3) homeland security; (4) the ongoing need to respond to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; (5) long-term sustainability of entitlements; (6) the need to maintain and build upon efforts to fight hunger; (7) affordable health coverage; (8) extension of the statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rule; (9) long-term budgeting; (10) pay parity; (11) waste, fraud, and abuse; (12) child support enforcement; and (13) state veterans cemeteries.
Title VI: Reconciliation - (Sec. 601) Sets forth reconciliation instructions for the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] · D–SC
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 210 (Roll no. 212).
House roll call 212 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 210 (Roll no. 212).
House roll call 212 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H3338)
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 99.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 275, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Ryan(WI) amendment in the nature of a substitute.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Woolsey amendment in the nature of a substitute, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the nays had prevailed. Ms Woolsey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 275, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Woolsey amendment in the nature of a substitute.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 275, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Kilpatrick amendment in the nature of a substitute.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3283-3338; text of measure as reported in House: CR H3283-3289)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H. Con. Res. 99 as unfinished business.
GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 275, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with four hours of general debate on H. Con Res. 99.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 275 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jason Altmire to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 99 with 4 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 275. (consideration: CR H3237-3265)
Rule H. Res. 275 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 275 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 99 with 4 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Specified amendments are in order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 40.
The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-69, by Mr. Spratt.
The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-69, by Mr. Spratt.
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