HR 10961 · 93th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

Budget Control Act

Introduced 1973-10-16· Sponsored by Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1]· 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 House Committee on Rules.(1973-10-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Budget Control Act - Title I: Changes in the Rules of the House and Senate - Provides for the establishment in the House and Senate of a Committee on the Budget. States that on or before May 1 of each year the Congress shall complete action on a budget resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United Stated Government for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of that year. Specifies matters required to be set forth in the budget resolution and matters which may be dealt with therein. States that it shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any resolution providing for the sine die adjournment of any regualr session of the Congress unless the Congress has theretofore during such session adopted a budget resolution. Provides that on or before August 1 of each year the Congress shall complete action on all annual appropriation bills which shall be held by the Congress pending conformance with the final budget resolution and enactment of the budget reconciliation bill, which shall contain such rescissions or amendments to the appropriations bills as are required to conform with budget authority and budget outlay totals of th…

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