To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration of all budgetary accounts for fiscal year 1998 (except Social Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt) equal to 5 percent of the OMB baseline.

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 5, 1997

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require: (1) a sequestration of FY 1998 appropriations (including any under a continuing resolution) equivalent to five percent of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) FY 1998 baseline; and (2) the President to issue an order, by a specified date, to fully implement the sequestration. Prohibits any reduction in benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, Federal retirement benefits for members of the uniformed services or Federal officers or employees, and payments for net interest on the national debt.

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Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] · R–CA

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Budget Committee

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Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]

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Feb 5, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Feb 5, 1997
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 1997
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.593, 105th Congress: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration of all budgetary accounts for fiscal year 1998 (except Social Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt) equal to 5 percent of the OMB baseline.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/593

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Analyze H.R.593 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.593, 105th Congress: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration of all budgetary accounts for fiscal year 1998 (except Social Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt) equal to 5 percent of the OMB baseline.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/593

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1997-02-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr593/BILLS-105hr593ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.593, 105th Congress: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration of all budgetary accounts for fiscal year 1998 (except Social Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt) equal to 5 percent of the OMB baseline.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/593

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1997-02-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr593/BILLS-105hr593ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T19:32:03Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.593, 105th Congress: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration of all budgetary accounts for fiscal year 1998 (except Social Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt) equal to 5 percent of the OMB baseline.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/593

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1997-02-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr593/BILLS-105hr593ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T19:32:03Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.593 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.