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102nd Congress > House > Vote 873
Clerk session vote number: 459
Sponsor: CARPER, Thomas Richard (D-DE)
Description: EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED RECISSIONS ACT OF 1992
Bill summary: Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1992 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to allow the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriation bill. Prohibits funds made available for obligation under this procedure from being proposed for rescission again under such procedure or the current
procedure.
Requires that such special message be transmitted not later than three days after the President approves the appropriation bill and be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded.
Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such a proposal.
Bill titles: To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish procedures for the expedited consideration by the Congress of certain proposals by the President to rescind amounts of budget authority.
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