H.R. 432 — To allow an item veto in appropriation Acts for fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 by the President to reduce spending to levels necessary to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 1995, and to establish select committees on congressional budget and appropriation process reform in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.

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Title I: Item Veto to Achieve Balanced Budget by Fiscal Year 1995 - Requires the President to submit budgets for FY 1992 through 1994 to achieve a balanced budget by FY 1995. Requires the FY 1995 budget to be balanced.

Grants the President an item veto authority for appropriations for FY 1991 through 1995.

Title II: Changing Budgeting and Appropriating by Eliminating the Committees on Appropriations - Establishes a select committee in the House of Representatives and a select committee in the Senate to report to their respective Houses in January 1993 a resolution amending their respective Rules to: (1) eliminate the Committee on Appropriations; (2) modify the membership and jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget; and (3) modify the jurisdiction of each standing committee to authorize it to make appropriations with respect to its subject matter jurisdiction.

Terminates such select committees 30 days after submission of reports.

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1991-01-03
Introduced in House
1991-01-03
Introduced in House
1991-01-03
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
1991-01-03
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
1991-01-03
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
1991-02-19
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
1991-03-04
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.
1991-11-20
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
1992-09-18
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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