Requests the President to submit a detailed plan to balance the Federal budget by FY 2002, as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), that: (1) uses the most recent CBO economic and technical assumptions; (2) reduces the deficit through programmatic reforms rather than alternative budgetary procedures such as automatic spending cuts and the sunsetting of tax cuts; (3) realizes a significant proportion of its total savings in the first three years; and (4) offers sufficient Medicare reforms to forestall the imminent bankruptcy of the Medicare trust funds for a substantial period.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 90 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 89 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Providing for the consideration of the resolution in the House. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
Rule H. Res. 90 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 90.
Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 89 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Providing for the consideration of the resolution in the House. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 90, the House proceeded with two hours of general debate.
The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H904-923)
Mr. Spratt moved to recommit with instructions to Budget.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Spratt motion.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 225 (Roll No. 43). (consideration: CR H922-923)
Roll Call #43 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 197 (Roll No. 44).
Roll Call #44 (House)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 197 (Roll No. 44).
Roll Call #44 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.