US HB1441 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 27)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-08 - Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Pending: House Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-08 - Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Pending: House Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.)
Title
Repeal Sequestration for Defense Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH] | Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX] | Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ] | Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK] |
| Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY] | Rep. Don Young [R-AK] | Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] | Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA] |
| Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT] | Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL] | Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA] | Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN] |
| Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS] | Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL] | Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] | Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI] |
| Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO] | Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA] | Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC] | Rep. John Carter [R-TX] |
| Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA] | Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX] | Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO] | Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE] |
| Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL] | Sen. Jim Banks [R-IN] | Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. |
| 2017-03-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Economics and public finance
Executive agency funding and structure
Budget deficits and national debt
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Economics and public finance
Executive agency funding and structure
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1441/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1441/BILLS-115hr1441ih.pdf |
