U.S. Congress - H.R.5872 Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012
H.R.5872 - Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012
To require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013. view all titles (6)
All Bill Titles
- Short: Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 as enacted.
- Official: To require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013. as introduced.
- Short: Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 as introduced.
- Short: Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 as reported to house.
- Short: Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 as passed house.
- Short: Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 as passed senate.
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Result: Passed - July 18, 2012
Roll call number 471 in the House
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 5872 Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes:
96%
Official Summary
8/7/2012--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 2, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 - Requires the President, within 30 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to CongressOfficial Summary
8/7/2012--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 2, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 - Requires the President, within 30 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress a detailed report on the implementation of certain discretionary reductions (in security and nonsecurity categories) and nonexempt direct spending reductions in the sequestration ordered by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) for FY2013 on January 2, 2013. (The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act was amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 to revise the discretionary spending limits and reduce the discretionary appropriations and direct spending specified in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act unless a joint committee bill achieving an amount greater than $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction would be enacted by January 15, 2012.) Requires the head of each executive agency, upon the request of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (in assisting the President in preparation of the report), to provide to the Director promptly any information at the program, project, and activity level necessary for the Director to prepare the report....Read the Rest
Organizations Supporting H.R.5872
- American Association of School Administrators
- Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
- Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Organizations Opposing H.R.5872
- None via MapLight at this time.
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