House Bill 1441
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Repeal Sequestration for Defense Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 8, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1441
Congress
115
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Economics and Public Finance
Primary focus of measure is budgetary matters such as appropriations, public debt, the budget process, government lending, government accounts and trust funds; monetary policy and inflation; economic development, performance, and economic theory.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Repeal Sequestration for Defense Act
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the sequestration for security and defense spending. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)
March 8, 2017
03/08/2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
03/08/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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