US Congress House Bill 593 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 28)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-08 - Referred to House Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) full sequestration must be averted, (2) balanced deficit reduction must include substantive reductions in mandatory spending, and (3) any plan to avert sequestration and provide time for political negotiations on a balanced deficit reduction package must use additional savings that do not increase the risk to military personnel or degrade the capabilities of the Armed Forces by reshaping the federal civilian workforce without furloughs. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the number of full-time employees employed in each federal agency. Prohibits a federal agency head from hiring more than 1 employee for every 3 full-time employees who leave employment in such agency until the OMB Director makes a determination that the number of full-time federal employees is 10% less than the initial level as determined by OMB. Allows a waiver of such workforce limitation by the President for national security reasons or in the case of an extraordinary emergency. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to offset mandatory sequestration in security and nonsecurity categories with revenues resulting from reductions in the federal workforce and the pay freeze under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to transfer amounts appropriated for DOD by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution (P.L. 112-175) among accounts of DOD. Prohibits a cost-of-living adjustment to the pay of Members of Congress in any year in which there is a budget deficit.

Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013

Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]
Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]
Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]
Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]
Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-08	House	Referred to House Appropriations
2013-02-08	House	Referred to House House Administration
2013-02-08	House	Referred to House Budget
2013-02-08	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-02-08	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, House Administration, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB263 (Related) 2013-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/593/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr593/BILLS-113hr593ih.pdf