HR 4601 · 106th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-06-08· Sponsored by Rep. Fletcher, Ernie [R-KY-6]· House

Bill Progress

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.(2000-06-22)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2000-06-20
Roll #296
Yea 419Nay 5
Democrats
203 Yea·5 Nay
Republicans
214 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2000-06-20
Roll #296
Yea 419Nay 5
Democrats
203 Yea·5 Nay
Republicans
214 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act of 2000 - Amends Federal public finance provisions to establish the Public Debt Reduction Payment Account in the Treasury. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to use amounts in the Account to pay at maturity, or redeem or buy before maturity, any Government obligation held by the public and included in the public debt. Provides that any obligation which is paid, redeemed, or bought with amounts from the Account shall be canceled and retired and prohibits its reissuance. Provides that if the Congressional Budget Office estimates an on-budget surplus for FY 2000 in a report submitted to the congressional budget committees pursuant to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that exceeds the amount of the surplus for such fiscal year set forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY 2001 (H. Con. Res. 290, 106th Congress), then an amount equal to that excess is appropriated into the Account for FY 2000. Prohibits such appropriation from being considered as direct spending for purposes of pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Reduces the public debt limit by the a…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4601, Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act of 2000

Jun 12, 2000

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 8, 2000

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Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans