Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives favoring a modified budget freeze in FY 1990 as an equitable way of complying with the deficit reduction targets of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Calls for a freeze at FY 1989 levels of FY 1990 discretionary budget authority levels and aggregate Federal discretionary defense and nondefense spending. Lists as basic to a modified freeze the suspension of FY 1990: (1) Federal civilian and military pay increases; (2) farm price support increases; and (3) Medicare and Medicaid price inflation reimbursements. Exempts from the freeze any payments of interest for the national debt and entitlement coverage (except Medicare) for new program entrants.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
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