Reduce Our Deficits Act
Latest action. Referred to House Natural Resources
Reduce Our Deficits Act - Rescinds $1.6 billion of unobligated balances made available for the Bureau of the Census.
Requires any amounts received by the federal government as rentals or royalties to be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury and used for federal budget deficit reduction or, if there is no budget deficit, for reducing the national debt.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on August 10, 2010. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Referred to House Natural Resources
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The record's latest action, on August 10, 2010: Referred to House Natural Resources
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In the 111th Congress (2009-10), 383 of the 10,778 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 3.6 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
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Has anyone actually voted on it?
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Who is behind it?
CHET EDWARDS (D-TX) introduced it on August 10, 2010. No cosponsors are recorded.
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How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on August 10, 2010, 5875 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 5875 days ago, on August 10, 2010.
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Vote history
- HouseReferred to House Natural Resources
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action