HR 804 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Smarter Than Sequester Defense Spending Reduction Act

Introduced 2013-02-25· Sponsored by Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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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.(2013-02-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Smarter Than Sequester Defense Spending Reduction Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to nullify the presidential sequestration order issued for the revised security category (discretionary appropriations in budget function 050) for FY2013-FY2021 to enforce a specified budget goal. Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to formulate and implement a plan with specified actions to reduce spending by specified minimum amounts over the 10-year period beginning upon enactment of this Act.…

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