H.R. 920 · 112th Congress · 2011–2012
Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2011
H.R. 920 in the 112th Congress (2011–2012) was introduced on Mar 3, 2011, sponsored by Louie Gohmert with 49 co-sponsors.
During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Mar 3, 2011
- Co-sponsors
- 49
- Policy area
- Economics and Public Finance
What it does
Zero Baseline Budget Act of 2011 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to eliminate sequential and cumulative adjustments for inflation from Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline projections for discretionary appropriations with respect to: (1) expiring housing contracts and social insurance administrative expenses, (2) offset pay absorption and pay annualizatio…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Louie Gohmert (R-TX). Co-sponsors: 49 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedMar 3, 2011
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. (Mar 3, 2011)
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- H.J.Res. 44: Further Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
- H.J.Res. 48: Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
- H.R. 1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
- H.R. 2112: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
- H.J.Res. 94: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 95: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2055: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
- H.R. 3765: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
- H.R. 3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
- H.R. 5872: Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012
Committees
- Budget Committee
More
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