90th Congress > House > Vote 234
Sponsor: MAHON, George Herman (D-TX)
Description: TO RECEDE AND CONCUR WITH THE SENATE IN SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2, WITH AN AMENDMENT, TO H.J. RES. 888, CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL 1968. THE AMENDMENT EFFECTS A REDUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY $3 BILLION IN FEDERAL SPENDING BY REDUCING ALL GOVERNMENT ALLOWANCES FOR PERSONNEL BY 2% AND REDUCING OTHER EXPENSES OF ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 10% OF THE BUDGET REQUEST FOR THAT AGENCY EXCEPTFOR DEFENSE EXPENSES IN VIETNAM, THE FEDERAL DEBT, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND ALL UNCONTROLABLE ITEMS AND PERMITTING THE PRESIDENT TO EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ALL EXPENSES UP TO $300 MILLION.
Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 113-202, p. H1;
