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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 18, 2018
Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2019 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2020-FY2028.
Recommends levels and amounts for FY2019-FY2028 in both houses of Congress for:
federal revenues,
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new budget authority,
budget outlays,
deficits,
public debt,
debt held by the public, and
the major functional categories of spending.
Recommends levels and amounts for FY2019-FY2028 in the Senate for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses.
Includes reconciliation instructions directing: (1) several Senate authorizing committees to report and submit to the Senate Budget Committee legislation to reduce the deficit, and (2) the Senate Finance Committee to report and submit to the Senate Budget Committee legislation to reduce the deficit and legislation to reduce revenues.
(Under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.)
Establishes reserve funds that provide flexibility in applying budget enforcement rules to legislation relating to efficiencies, consolidations, and other savings; or health savings accounts.
Sets forth budget enforcement procedures for legislation considered in the Senate.
People & committees
Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R–KY
Legislative record
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 21 - 76. Record Vote Number: 99.
Senate roll call 99 · Individual votesMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2736-2748)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.
Senate Committee on the Budget discharged pursuant to Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act.
Senate Committee on the Budget discharged pursuant to Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act.
Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2268-2274)
Introduced in Senate
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