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HOUSE 2110116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Relief From Sequestration Act of 2019

Last Action
4/4/2019

Actions

  • 2019-04-04Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
  • 2019-04-04Introduced in House
  • 2019-04-04Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-04-04 (00)

Relief From Sequestration Act of 2019

This bill eliminates the sequestration, or automatic spending cuts, scheduled to occur because the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction failed to recommend legislation to reduce the deficit by $1.2 trillion over 10 years, as required by the Budget Control Act of 2011.

Cosponsors (8)

  • Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
  • Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
  • JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
  • JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
  • Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ)
  • SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
  • Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
  • Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)

Subjects

  • Budget deficits and national debt
  • Budget process
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