PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 8, 2012
None of Our Funds in the Interest or for the Exercise or Leisure of Detainees Act or NO FIELD Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense (DOD) should not use taxpayer funds to provide recreational facilities for individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Reduces the discretionary spending limit by $750,000 for the security category for FY2013 under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Requires any savings resulting from such reduction to be retained in the Treasury for deficit reduction purposes.
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Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12] · R–FL
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Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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