To allow an item veto in appropriation Acts for fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 by the President to reduce spending to levels necessary to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 1998, and to establish select committees on congressional budget and appropriation process reform in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.

See H.R.1578.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 23, 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Item Veto to Achieve Balanced Budget by Fiscal Year 1998 Title II: Changing Budgeting and Appropriating by Eliminating the Committees on Appropriations Title I: Item Veto to Achieve Balanced Budget by Fiscal Year 1998 - Requires the President to submit budgets for FY 1995 through 1997 to achieve a balanced budget by FY 1998. Requires the FY 1998 budget to be balanced. Grants the President an item veto authority for appropriations for FY 1994 through 1998. Title II: Changing Budgeting and Appropriating by Eliminating the Committees on Appropriations - Establishes a select committee in the House of Representatives and a select committee in the Senate to report to their respective Houses in January 1994 resolutions amending their respective Rules to: (1) eliminate the Committees on Appropriations; (2) modify the membership and jurisdiction of the Committees on the Budget; and (3) modify the jurisdiction of each standing committee to authorize it to make appropriations with respect to its subject matter jurisdiction.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] · R–PA

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Rules Committee

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Apr 29, 1993
See H.R.1578.
Feb 25, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Feb 23, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Feb 23, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Feb 23, 1993
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 1993
Introduced in House

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HR 1578 · Expedited Rescissions Act of 1993

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Discuss H.R.1075, 103rd Congress: To allow an item veto in appropriation Acts for fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 by the President to reduce spending to levels necessary to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 1998, and to establish select committees on congressional budget and appropriation process reform in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.

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Discuss H.R.1075, 103rd Congress: To allow an item veto in appropriation Acts for fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 by the President to reduce spending to levels necessary to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 1998, and to establish select committees on congressional budget and appropriation process reform in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1075

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-02-23.

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Discuss H.R.1075, 103rd Congress: To allow an item veto in appropriation Acts for fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 by the President to reduce spending to levels necessary to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 1998, and to establish select committees on congressional budget and appropriation process reform in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1075

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-02-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr1075/BILLS-103hr1075ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-02-04T16:58:11Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.1075, 103rd Congress: To allow an item veto in appropriation Acts for fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 by the President to reduce spending to levels necessary to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 1998, and to establish select committees on congressional budget and appropriation process reform in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1075

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-02-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr1075/BILLS-103hr1075ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-02-04T16:58:11Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.R.1075 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.