HR 2857 · 112th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

Prioritize Emergency Job Creation Act

Introduced 2011-09-07· Sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.(2011-09-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require that, if for FY2012-FY2021 appropriations for discretionary accounts are enacted that Congress and the President designate as being for emergency job creation, the adjustment to discretionary spending limits for a fiscal year shall be the total of such appropriations for the fiscal year in discretionary accounts designated for emergency job creation.…

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Cosponsors (12)

12 Democrats
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]MI
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]GA
Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]OH
Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]CA
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]MD
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]CA
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11]NY