HCONRES 55 · 107th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

To express the sense of Congress regarding the use of a safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes.

Introduced 2001-03-07· Sponsored by Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.(2001-03-07)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of Congress calling for use of a legislative "trigger" mechanism that: (1) links the phase in of long-term, Federal surplus-reducing actions adopted by the 107th Congress to actual budgetary outcomes over the next ten fiscal years; and (2) outlines specific action that shall be taken should specified levels of Federal debt reduction or on-budget surpluses not be realized, in order to maintain fiscal discipline and continue reducing the national debt.…

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Cosponsors (11)

7 Democrats4 Republicans