A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 should not now be substantially amended and that every effort must be made to reduce the national deficit by ending excessive Federal spending.
Latest action. See H.R.4961.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 should not be substantially amended and that efforts must be made to reduce the national deficit by ending excessive Federal spending.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on May 4, 1982. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
See H.R.4961.
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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
The latest action on file does not map to a stage Civibrief recognizes, so the page will not name one. The record's own words are the reliable fact here.
The record's latest action, on August 19, 1982: See H.R.4961.
What is a concurrent resolution, exactly?
A concurrent resolution is how the two chambers agree on something between themselves, such as a budget framework or the date they adjourn. Both chambers adopt it, the President plays no part, and it does not carry the force of law.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DAVID DREIER (R-CA) introduced it on May 4, 1982, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 2 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on May 4, 1982, 16200 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16093 days ago, on August 19, 1982.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 97th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1983 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
That deadline applies to this measure too, even though it was never headed for the President's desk.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseSee H.R.4961.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action