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| 103-s-2514 | 103 | s | 2514 | Economic Equity Act | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Workplace Fairness Subtitle A: Equal Remedies Act Subtitle B: Federal Employees Fairness Act Subtitle C: Congressional Employees Fairness Act Subtitle D: Sexual Harassment Subtitle E: Part-Time and Temporary Workers Protection Act Subtitle F: Unemployment Insurance Reform Subtitle G: Federal Temporary Workers Protection Act Subtitle H: Legislative Pay Equity Study Title II: Economic Opportunity Subtitle A: Women's Business Procurement Assistance Act Subtitle B: Microenterprise Opportunity Expansion Act Subtitle C: Equal Surety Bond Opportunity Act Subtitle D: Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering Work Force Act Subtitle E: Job Training Self-Sufficiency Act Title III: Work and Family Subtitle A: Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act Subtitle B: After-School Child Care Subtitle C: Dependent Care Tax Credit Refundability Subtitle D: Tax Incentives for Family-Friendly Workplaces Subtitle E: Federal Parental Leave for Education Activities Title IV: Economic Self-Sufficiency Subtitle A: Child Support Subtitle B: Pension Reform Subtitle C: Social Security Reform Subtitle D: Former Military Spouses Protection Subtitle E: Unremunerated Work Act Economic Equity Act - Title I: Workplace Fairness - Subtitle A: Equal Remedies Act - Equal Remedies Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to remove limitations on the amount of compensatory and punitive damages that may be awarded in cases of intentional discrimination in employment. Subtitle B: Federal Employees Fairness Act - Federal Employee Fairness Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to permit a Federal employee filing a discrimination complaint to file it with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Makes it an unlawful emp… | 2025-08-26T13:48:50Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2514 |
| 103-s-2527 | 103 | s | 2527 | A bill to amend section 257(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Defecit Control Act of 1985 to modify the treatment of losses from asset sales. | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to allow the proceeds from the sale of an asset to be applied to offset the loss of any revenue or receipts resulting from such sale. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2527 |
| 103-s-2458 | 103 | s | 2458 | Common Cents Budget Reform Act of 1994 | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-09-23 | 1994-10-05 | Committee on Budget. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 13 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reform of Baseline Budget Title II: Changes in Discretionary Spending Limits Title III: Expedited Rescissions and Targeted Tax Benefits Title IV: Treatment of Emergency Spending Common Cents Budget Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: Elimination of Baseline Budgeting - Baseline Budgeting Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings) with respect to the baseline to remove requirements for inflation adjustments, except for purposes of adjusting discretionary spending limits. Removes the requirement that adjustments made for expiring housing contracts be sequential and cumulative. Requires the President's budget to include: (1) estimated expenditures and appropriations for the current year; (2) new budget authority in budget outlay comparisons; and (3) a certain comparison of levels of estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations that includes the proposed increase or decrease in spending in percentage terms. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make conforming changes to the development of the concurrent resolution on the budget. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office to include in reports to budget committees certain current year comparisons and a table on sources of spending growth under current law in total mandatory spending for the budget year and the ensuing four fiscal years. Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to report annually to the Congress on all programs and activities with permanent or indefinite spending authority or those programs for which budget authority is not provided for in advance by appropriation Acts. Title II: Changes in Discretionary Spending Limits - Guaranteed Spending Cut Act of 1994 - Reduces discretionary spending limits for new budget authority for any fiscal year by the amount in the Deficit Reduction Account. Requires each appropriation or rescission bill to contain a Deficit Redu… | 2025-08-26T13:50:32Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2458 |
| 103-s-2442 | 103 | s | 2442 | Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 1994 | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-09-20 | 1994-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 1 | Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to authorize: (1) appropriations for administrative expenses of the Appalachian Regional Commission and for the construction of an Appalachian development highway system and related purposes (increases the Federal share for such construction); and (2) the leasing of office space for any term expiring no later than September 30, 1999. Redefines "Federal grant-in-aid programs" to mean Federal grant-in-aid programs authorized on or before September 30, 1999. Repeals a provision prohibiting the authorization of financial assistance under the Act to be used to finance the cost of: (1) industrial plants, commercial facilities, machinery, working capital, or other industrial facilities or to enable plant subcontractors to undertake work theretofore performed in another area by other subcontractors or contractors; or (2) facilities for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy or for the production, transmission, or distribution of gas (natural, manufactured, or mixed). Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act. Terminates the Act on October 1, 1999, except with respect to the Appalachian development highway system. | 2025-08-26T13:51:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2442 |
| 103-s-2417 | 103 | s | 2417 | Emergency Spending Control Act of 1994 | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-08-24 | 1994-08-24 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 0 | Emergency Spending Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to limit emergency appropriations and legislation to the matter of emergency. Allows such a statute to contain rescissions of budget authority. Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution containing an emergency designation if the legislation provides an appropriation for any other item or matter. | 2025-08-26T13:52:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2417 |
| 103-s-2335 | 103 | s | 2335 | A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require that OMB and CBO estimates for paygo purposes to recognize the increased revenues generated by economic growth resulting from legislation implementing any trade agreement. | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-07-28 | 1994-07-28 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 2 | Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require pay-as-you-go estimates with respect to legislation implementing a trade agreement to take into account increased revenues generated by growth in the gross domestic product resulting from such legislation to offset any loss in tariff revenues due to that legislation, subject to the condition that such increased revenues shall not be used as offsets beyond the total of lost revenues due to that legislation. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2335 |
| 103-s-2273 | 103 | s | 2273 | A bill to reduce Government spending by $100,000,000,000 each fiscal year until a balanced Federal budget is achieved. | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-07-01 | 1994-07-01 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 1 | Requires the Congress, beginning with FY 1995, to reduce Government spending by $100 billion each fiscal year until a balanced budget is achieved. Makes such reductions permanent. Sets forth sequestration procedures if such savings are not achieved. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2273 |
| 103-s-2255 | 103 | s | 2255 | Social Security Trust Fund Protection Act of 1994 | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-06-30 | 1994-06-30 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 5 | Social Security Trust Fund Protection Act of 1994 - Amends the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 to prohibit the House of Representatives or the Senate from considering any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would increase the aggregate tax liability: (1) on Social Security benefits and does not deposit the revenue resulting from such increase in the trust funds under increase title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act; or (2) of certain Railroad Retirement benefits and does not deposit the revenue resulting from such increase in the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account. | 2025-08-26T13:48:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2255 |
| 103-s-2257 | 103 | s | 2257 | Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 1994 | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-06-30 | 1994-09-30 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 703. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 20 | Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for grants to public works facilities through FY 1997. (Sec. 4) Repeals a limitation on financial assistance for sewer and other waste disposal facilities. (Sec. 9) Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) conduct projects to demonstrate methods of assisting isolated small businesses to access small business services provided by Federal, State, and local governments; and (2) establish three business outreach centers. (Sec. 10) Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of Strategic Economic Development Planning and Policy within the Economic Development Administration. Establishes a Federal Coordinating Council for Economic Development to develop a government wide strategic plan for economic development. (Sec. 11) Requires the Secretary to establish an Office of Economic Development Information within the Office of Strategic Economic Development Planning and Policy to: (1) serve as a central information clearinghouse on matters relating to economic development, economic adjustment, disaster recovery, industrial retention, and defense reinvestment programs; and (2) help applicants in locating and applying for assistance in such areas. (Sec. 12) Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 13) Requires applicants for economic development assistance to certify that a redevelopment area meets at least one criterion regarding per capita income, unemployment rates, job losses, population growth, employment declines, concentrations of low-income individuals, or outmigration. Voids designations of redevelopment areas made before this Act's enactment. (Sec. 14) Revises annual review provisions to permit assistance to a project only if the applicant has submitted an overall economic development plan or investment strategy to the Secretary for approval. Provides for approval of existing economic development plans and programs to the maximum extent practicable. (Sec. 16) Requires the Secretar… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2257 |
| 103-s-2202 | 103 | s | 2202 | A bill to provide for increased economic growth, job creation and opportunity by reducing the Federal deficit. | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-06-16 | 1994-06-16 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] | TX | R | G000365 | 0 | Declares that the discretionary spending limits (new budget authority and outlays) for each of FY 1994 through 1998 set forth in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as adjusted in strict conformance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), shall be reduced, as calculated by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in amounts equal to the aggregate amount of rescissions in any Act enacted on or after the enactment of this Act for such fiscal years. Waives such reductions with respect to any rescissions enacted in any Act designated by the President and the Congress as emergency appropriations to the extent that the aggregate amount of rescissions in such Act reduces the aggregate amount of budget authority and outlays designated as emergency appropriation by the President. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/2202 |
| 103-s-1955 | 103 | s | 1955 | Budget Process Reform Act | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-03-22 | 1994-03-22 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 18 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Statement of Congressional Purpose Title II: Binding Budget Law Title III: Enforcement Mechanics Title IV: Sustaining Mechanism Title V: Protection of Social Security Title VI: Timetable Title VII: Conforming Amendments Title VIII: Definitions and Rules of Interpretation Title IX: Effective Date Budget Process Reform Act - Title I: Statement of Congressional Purpose - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to facilitate rational, informed, and timely decisions by the Congress in the course of the Federal budget process. (Sec. 102) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal budget process should focus the attention of policymakers and the public on the aggregate impact of Federal spending on the economy, and on the tradeoffs that must be made among priorities in order to control overall levels of spending. (Sec. 103) Declares that the budget process should contain safeguards against delay and inaction, so that temporary shut-downs of the Government may be avoided. Title II: Binding Budget Law - Requires the Congress to enact a binding budget law, in the form of a joint resolution, by April 15 of the calendar year before that in which the fiscal period commences. (Sec. 202) Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives of the Senate to consider any spending bill affecting spending in a major functional category unless and until a joint resolution on the budget is enacted. (Sec. 203) Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit baseline budgeting. (Sec. 204) Requires the President to submit to the Congress on or before the 15th day after a joint resolution on the budget is enacted a detailed budget for the fiscal period beginning on October 1 of the current calendar year. Title III: Enforcement Mechanics - Subtitle A: Supermajority Required to Break Budget Law - Requires a three-fifths majority vote in the House and the Senate to consider any spending bill prior to the enactment of the budget law. (Se… | 2025-08-26T13:50:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1955 |
| 103-s-1937 | 103 | s | 1937 | Community Services Block Grant Amendments of 1994 | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-24 | Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 0 | Community Services Block Grant Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Community Services Block Grant Act to authorize a community initiative grant program to carry out economic development activities in economically distressed communities. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the community services block grant program. Obligates funds for the community initiatives program. | 2025-08-26T13:50:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1937 |
| 103-s-1940 | 103 | s | 1940 | Spending Reduction and Budget Control Act of 1994 | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-16 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have 30 days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 0 | Spending Reduction and Budget Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require each House of the Congress to agree to a joint resolution on the allocation of budget authority and outlays made by the Committees on Appropriations. Requires amendments that reduce appropriations to also reduce relevant subcommittee allocations and discretionary spending limits. | 2025-08-26T13:50:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1940 |
| 103-s-1875 | 103 | s | 1875 | National Security Budgeting and Deficit Control Act of 1994 | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-02-25 | 1994-02-25 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 30 | National Security Budgeting and Deficit Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to extend the caps on defense and nondefense discretionary spending through FY 1998. | 2025-08-26T13:50:40Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1875 |
| 103-s-1843 | 103 | s | 1843 | Government Downsizing, Performance, and Accountability Act of 1994 | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-02-10 | 1994-02-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 20 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Saving the Taxpayers Money Subtitle A: Specific Spending Cuts Subtitle B: Reducing the Size of Government Subtitle C: Eliminating Government Printing Monopoly Title II: Streamlining the Federal Bureaucracy Subtitle A: Department of Agriculture Reorganization Subtitle B: Procurement Streamlining Subtitle C: Other Streamlining Reforms Title III: Improving Government Performance and Accountability Title IV: Improving the Legislative Process Title V: Enforcement Government Downsizing, Performance, and Accountability Act of 1994 - Title I: Saving The Taxpayers Money - Subtitle A: Specific Spending Cuts - Rescinds 7.5 percent of remaining FY 1994 appropriations for the legislative branch (except the House of Representatives and the Executive Office of the President). (Sec. 1003) Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to limit annual cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for Members of Congress to those for other Federal employees. (Sec. 1004) Rescinds certain FY 1994 appropriations to provide for reductions in FY 1994 budgetary outlays for, and thereafter through FY 1996 sets general obligational limits on, various specified agency administrative expenses (except Department of Defense (DOD) and other specified expenses), as determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). (Sec. 1005) Makes specified rescissions in current FY 1994 appropriations for: (1) the Agency for International Development's (AID) Development Assistance Fund; (2) Department of State Diplomatic and Consular Programs; and (3) salaries and expenses of the United States Information Agency (USIA) and USIA's North/South Center. (Sec. 1006) Raises the minimum threshold for application of the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act from $2,000 to $100,000 for Federal or District of Columbia contracts within the geographical limits of the 48 contiguous States. Prohibits artificia… | 2025-08-26T13:48:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1843 |
| 103-s-1832 | 103 | s | 1832 | A bill to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a special message transmitted to the Congress by the President on February 7, 1994, in accordance with title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as amended. | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-02-07 | 1994-05-24 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter I: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Chapter II: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Chapter III: Department of Defense Chapter IV: Energy and Water Development Chapter V: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Chapter VI: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Chapter VII: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Chapter VIII: Legislative Branch Chapter IX: Department of Defense-Military Construction Chapter X: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Chapter XI: Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Chapter XII: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Chapter I: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Agriculture for the Economic Research Service, the Cooperative State Research Service, the Agricutural Stabilization and Conservation Service, the Soil Conservation Service, the Farmers Home Administration, the Rural Electrification Administration, and the Food and Nutrition Service. Chapter II: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies - Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Commerce for the International Trade Administration, export administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Economic Development Administration. Rescinds funds made available to the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs. Rescinds funds made available to the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other judicial services. Rescinds funds made available to the Board for International Br… | 2025-01-14T18:22:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1832 |
| 103-s-1826 | 103 | s | 1826 | Deficit Reduction Act of 1994 | Economics and Public Finance | 1994-02-03 | 1994-02-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 9 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Rescissions of Fiscal Year 1994 Spending Subtitle A: Agriculture Subtitle B: National Defense Subtitle C: Foreign Relations and Intelligence Subtitle D: Government Employees and Government Operations Subtitle E: Energy and Commerce Title II: Permanent Program Changes for Fiscal Years After 1994 Subtitle A: Agriculture Subtitle B: National Defense Subtitle C: Foreign Relations and Intelligence Subtitle D: Government Employees and Government Operations Subtitle E: Energy and Commerce Deficit Reduction Act of 1994 - Title I: Rescissions of Fiscal Year 1994 Spending - Subtitle A: Agriculture - Rescinds FY 1994 appropriations made available to the Department of Agriculture. Subtitle B: National Defense - Rescinds FY 1994 appropriations made available for nuclear weapons activities, the Selective Service System, the D5 (Trident II) Missile Program, the Follow-On Early Warning System Program, the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Programs, armed forces recruiting activities, the Titan IV missile launch systems, and the National Aerospace Plane Program. Subtitle C: Foreign Relations and Intelligence - Rescinds FY 1994 appropriations made available for intelligence activities, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and foreign military financing grants. Subtitle D: Government Employees and Government Operations - Rescinds FY 1994 appropriations made available for Senior Executive Service accrued leave upon termination of employment, the acquisition of new Federal buildings, and the Federal Information Center. Subtitle E: Energy and Commerce - Rescinds FY 1994 appropriations made available for the Superconducting Super Collider, the Tennessee Valley Authority Fertilizer Program, the United States Space Station Freedom Program, the modular High-Temperature Gas Reactor Program, and the Advanced Liquid M… | 2025-08-26T13:49:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1826 |
| 103-s-1676 | 103 | s | 1676 | Spending Reduction Enforcement Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-11-18 | 1993-11-18 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 12 | Spending Reduction Enforcement Act of 1993 - Establishes the Spending Reduction Commission to propose cost savings and changes in law to achieve at least $65 billion of budget outlay reductions for the budget year and each outyear until a balanced budget is reached. Sets forth the procedure for implementation of the Commission's recommendations by the Office of Management and Budget, the President, and the Congress. Makes budget outlay reductions permanent. Establishes sequester provisions if the full amount of savings required by this Act is not achieved in a session of the Congress. | 2025-08-26T13:52:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1676 |
| 103-s-1608 | 103 | s | 1608 | A bill to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on November 1, 1993, in accordance with title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as amended. | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-11-02 | 1994-05-24 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6295) | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter I: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Chapter II: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Chapter III: Department of Defense Chapter IV: Energy and Water Development Chapter V: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Chapter VI: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Chapter VII: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Chapter VIII: Legislative Branch Chapter IX: Department of Defense Chapter X: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Chapter XI: Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Chapter XII: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Chapter I: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Agriculture for the Economic Research Service, the Cooperative State Research Service, the Agricutural Stabilization and Conservation Service, the Soil Conservation Service, the Farmers Home Administration, the Rural Electrification Administration, and the Food and Nutrition Service. Chapter II: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies - Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Commerce for the International Trade Administration, Export Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Economic Development Administration. Rescinds funds made available to the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs. Rescinds funds made available to the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other judicial services. Rescinds funds made available to the Board for International Broadcasting, the Small … | 2025-01-14T18:22:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1608 |
| 103-s-1594 | 103 | s | 1594 | Deficit Reduction Assurance Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-10-27 | 1993-10-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Budget pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] | AL | D | S000320 | 3 | Deficit Reduction Assurance Act of 1993 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require the budget submitted for FY 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 to reduce discretionary spending limits by the amount of any reductions made in existing programs, projects, and activities during the previous fiscal year. | 2025-08-26T13:51:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1594 |
| 103-s-1576 | 103 | s | 1576 | Family, Investment, Retirement, Savings, and Tax Fairness Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-10-21 | 1993-10-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] | IN | R | C000542 | 15 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Family Tax Credit Title II: Reducing the Cost of Capital by Reducing Capital Gains Tax Rates and Indexing the Basis of Certain Assets Title III: Neutral Cost Recovery Title IV: Increasing National Savings Through Individual Retirement Plus Accounts, Indexing for Inflation the Income Thresholds for Taxing Social Security Benefits, Etc. Title V: Cap on Federal Spending and Establishment of Commission to Reduce Federal Spending Title VI: Elimination of Social Security Earnings Test Family, Investment, Retirement, Savings, and Tax Fairness Act of 1993 - Title I: Family Tax Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals a tax credit of $500 multiplied by the number of qualifying children who have not attained age 18. Places limitations on such credit and adjusts it for inflation. Title II: Reducing the Cost of Capital by Reducing Capital Gains Tax Rates and Indexing the Basis of Certain Assets - Reduces the individual and corporate capital gains rate from 34 percent to 15 percent. Reduces such tax to 7.5 percent for low- and middle-income taxpayers. Provides for the phaseout of personal exemptions and the overall limitation on itemized deductions to take into account adjusted gross income which has been reduced by net capital gain. (Sec. 204) Requires indexing, based on the gross national product deflator, of the adjusted basis of certain assets (corporate stock and tangible property that is a capital asset of property used in a trade or business) that have been held for more than one year at the time of sale or other transfer, solely for the purpose of determining gain or loss. (Sec. 205) Provides for indexing the limitation on capital losses of noncorporate taxpayers. Title III: Neutral Cost Recovery - Allows the depreciation deduction to be computed based on a neutral recovery basis for property placed in service after December 31, 1993. (Sec. 302) Establishes special depreciation r… | 2025-08-26T13:52:02Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1576 |
| 103-s-1550 | 103 | s | 1550 | Federal Spending and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-10-15 | 1993-10-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Defense Title II: Department of State Title III: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subtitle A: Commodity Programs Subtitle B: Replacement of Federal Crop Insurance with Emergency Crop Loss Assistance Subtitle C: Other Agricultural Programs Title IV: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Title V: Committee on Environment and Public Works Title VI: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Title VII: Civil Service Programs Title VIII: Committee on Finance Title IX: Reinventing Government Federal Spending and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 - Title I: Department of Defense - Limits to $18 billion the total amount appropriated for FY 1994 through 1998 for programs managed by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Limits the obligation of such funds to research only. (Sec. 102) Limits: (1) as of December 31, 2000, the number of nuclear warheads to be maintained by the United States (with a waiver exercised by the President under certain conditions); and (2) the total amount that may be expended by the Department of Energy for nuclear weapons research, development, and testing activities during FY 1994 through 1998. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary of Defense to require the secretaries of the military departments to retire at least 60,000 members of the armed forces before October, 1, 1994, under the military early retirement program. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to carry out a study to determine the most cost effective alternatives for meeting| requirements for military family housing. (Sec. 106) Provides end strength and grade distribution limitations for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense (DOD). (Sec. 107) Directs the Secretary to consolidate and reduce the recruiting activities of the armed forces, with a waiver in the case of war or national emergency. (Sec. 108) Prohibits DOD funds from being used to operate any commissary… | 2025-08-26T13:51:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1550 |
| 103-s-1514 | 103 | s | 1514 | A bill entitled the "Guaranteed Deficit Reduction Act of 1993". | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-10-04 | 1993-10-04 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA] | GA | R | C000813 | 6 | Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for downward adjustment in Appropriations Committees' allocations and suballocations when bills are passed that reduce appropriations and require rescissions. Requires the Congressional Budget Office to provide scorecards for such measures. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1514 |
| 103-s-1477 | 103 | s | 1477 | Biennial Budget Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-09-21 | 1993-09-21 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have 30 days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 0 | Biennial Budget Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise the Federal and congressional budget processes by establishing a two-year budgeting and appropriations cycle and timetable. Defines the budget biennium as the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year. Devotes the first session of any Congress to the budget resolution and to appropriations decisions, retaining current deadlines in most cases. Changes certain deadlines to conform to the biennial scheme. Devotes each second session to authorization activity, subject to specified deadlines. Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to issue four-year projections of congressional budget action. (Current projections are on a five-year basis.) Amends provisions relating to the reconciliation process to: (1) increase from 20 to 100 hours the time of debate permitted in the Senate with respect to reconciliation measures; and (2) make it out of order in both the House and the Senate to consider any reconciliation legislation changing any provision of law other than one relating to new budget or spending authority, revenues, or the public debt limit. Conforms provisions governing the President's budget to the biennial framework. Directs the heads of Federal executive agencies, the Comptroller General, and the Directors of the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Congressional Research Service to provide studies, analyses, reports, and other documentation concerning program administration to assist the standing committees of the House and the Senate having jurisdiction over the programs in question. Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to conform to the biennial framework. | 2025-08-26T13:51:57Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1477 |
| 103-s-1191 | 103 | s | 1191 | Spending Reduction Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-07-01 | 1993-07-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 18 | Spending Reduction Act of 1993 - Establishes the Spending Reduction Commission to propose cost savings and changes in law to achieve at least $65 billion of budget outlay reductions for the budget year and each outyear until a balanced budget is reached. Sets forth the procedure for implementation of the Commission's recommendations by the Office of Management and Budget, the President, and the Congress. Makes budget outlay reductions permanent. Requires the Comptroller General to make a compliance report on this Act at the end of each congressional session. | 2025-08-26T13:52:39Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1191 |
| 103-s-1163 | 103 | s | 1163 | Budget Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-06-24 | 1993-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Agriculture and Related Programs Title II: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Title III: Energy and Natural Resources Title IV: Finance Title V: National Defense Title VI: General Provisions Budget Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 - Title I: Agriculture and Related Programs - Amends the National Wool Act of 1954 to eliminate the wool and mohair price support program. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to eliminate: (1) the cotton price support and production adjustment programs; and (2) the rice price support and production adjustment programs. Title II: Commerce, Science, and Transportation - Terminates funding for the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor and the Space Exploration Initiative programs. Requires the Federal Communications Commission to initiate an auction process for licenses for the radio spectrum. Title III: Energy and Natural Resources - Eliminates funds for the Superconducting Super Collider. Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to require the establishment of annual domestic livestock grazing fees equal to fair market value. Abolishes grazing advisory boards. Requires the payment of annual holding fees or royalties for hardrock mining on Federal lands. Title IV: Finance - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require premiums to cover 100 percent of the costs for certain higher-income individuals. Increases the premium payments for such individuals. Title V: National Defense - Limits funding for: (1) Navy ballistic missile submarines and crews on patrol at sea concurrently; (2) Navy attack submarines; (3) Navy antisubmarine warfare weapons; (4) Army light infantry divisions; (5) Air Force tactical fighter wings; (6) weapons research and development and testing activities; and (7) the Strategic Defense Initiative and the Theater Missile Defense Initiative. Terminates: (1) the Navy MHC(V) coastal mine-hunting ship program; and (2) the Army Kinetic Energy Anti-Satellite Attack (ASAT) prog… | 2025-08-26T13:51:29Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1163 |
| 103-s-1148 | 103 | s | 1148 | A bill to allow for moderate growth of mandatory spending. | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-06-23 | 1993-06-23 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 7 | Prohibits the growth of each individual mandatory program except Social Security, beginning with FY 1994 and fiscal years thereafter, from exceeding a level that is: (1) adjusted for beneficiary and inflation growth; plus (2) two percent for FY 1994 and one percent for FY 1995. Requires a sequester to reduce spending for mandatory programs if Congress fails to make relevant changes in laws to maintain appropriate spending levels. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1148 |
| 103-s-1134 | 103 | s | 1134 | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-06-22 | 1993-06-25 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 98. (consideration: 6/24/1993 CR S8077) | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subtitle A: Commodity Programs Subtitle B: Restructuring of Loan Programs Subtitle C: Food Stamp Program Subtitle D: Agricultural Trade Subtitle E: Miscellaneous Title II: Committee on Armed Services Title III: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Title IV: Communications and Transportation Title V: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subtitle A: Recreation and Commercial Use Fees Subtitle B: Hardrock Mining Claim Maintenance Fee Subtitle C: Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Agreement Subtitle D: Mineral Receipts Title VI: Committee on Environment and Public Works Title VII: Finance Committee Reconciliation Provisions Relating to Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Programs Subtitle A: Medicare Subtitle B: Medicaid Program Subtitle C: Income Security Programs Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Provisions Title VIII: Finance Committee Revenue Provisions Subtitle A: Training and Investment Incentives Subtitle B: Revenue Increases Title IX: Committee on Foreign Relations Title X: Committee on Governmental Affairs Subtitle A: Civil Service Subtitle B: Postal Service Title XI: Judiciary Title XII: Committee on Labor and Human Resources Subtitle A: Student Loan Provisions Subtitle B: Public Health Service Act Provisions Subtitle C: Improved Immunization Delivery and Monitoring Subtitle D: ERISA Amendments Title XIII: Veterans' Programs Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 - Title I: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 1993 - Subtitle A: Commodity Programs - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to reduce, with specified exception… | 2025-08-26T13:49:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1134 |
| 103-s-1097 | 103 | s | 1097 | Rural Development Investment Zone Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-06-15 | 1993-07-26 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9425-9426) | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Designation of Rural Development Investment Zones Title II: Federal Income Tax Incentives Subtitle A: Credits for Employers Subtitle B: Credits for Investment in Tangible Property in Rural Development Investment Zones Subtitle C: Rural Development Investment Zone Bonds Title III: Establishment of Foreign-Trade Zones in Rural Development Investment Zones Title IV: Responsibilities of Federal Agencies in Rural Development Investment Zones; Regulatory Flexibility Rural Development Investment Zone Act of 1993 - Title I: Designation of Rural Development Investment Zones - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to designate rural development investment zones for purposes of providing tax and regulatory relief and improving local services. Limits choices to areas nominated by States and local governments. Limits the total number of areas that may be designated, and the time period of the designation. Authorizes the Secretary to designate an investment zone only if the area meets certain locational, demographic, unemployment, and poverty criteria. Requires nominating local governments, as a condition of the Secretary's designation, to agree in writing to follow a course of action that may include reducing tax rates, improving local services, simplifying or streamlining regulation of business, and providing job training to area residents. Describes areas to which the Secretary must give preference in selecting areas for designation. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress every four years on the effects of such investment zones' designation in accomplishing the purposes of this Act. Title II: Federal Income Tax Incentives - Subtitle A: Credits for Employers - Allows employers located in investment zones a nonrefundable income tax credit for qualified increased employment expenditures. Subtitle B: Credits for Investment in Tangible Property in Rural Deve… | 2025-08-26T13:51:36Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1097 |
| 103-s-1090 | 103 | s | 1090 | Spending Priority Reform Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-06-10 | 1993-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 4 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Agriculture Appropriations Title II: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subtitle A: Department of Commerce Subtitle B: Related Agencies Subtitle C: Department of State Title III: Defense Appropriations Subtitle A: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Subtitle B: Other Department of Defense Programs Subtitle C: Operations and Maintenance Title IV: Energy and Water Appropriations Subtitle A: Corps of Engineers Subtitle B: Department of Energy Title V: Interior Appropriations Title VI: Transportation Appropriations Title VII: Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Title VIII: Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Subtitle A: Department of Veterans Affairs Subtitle B: Independent Agencies Subtitle C: Department of Housing and Urban Development Title IX: Blue Smoke and Mirrors Spending Priority Reform Act of 1993 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that any money returned to the Treasury as a result of this Act should be deposited in the General Fund to be applied against the Federal budget deficit. Title I: Agriculture Appropriations - Rescinds FY 1993 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for certain special research grants and for the construction of buildings and facilities of the Cooperative State Research Service which were not authorized, not awarded on a competitive basis, or not subjected to congressional hearings ("unauthorized"). Title II: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations - Subtitle A: Department of Commerce - Rescinds FY 1993 specified appropriations to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the International Trade Administration. Subtitle B: Related Agencies - Rescinds FY 1993 appropr… | 2025-08-26T13:50:42Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1090 |
| 103-s-1058 | 103 | s | 1058 | Real Jobs for America Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-05-28 | 1993-05-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 19 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Investment and Savings Incentives Subtitle A: Reductions in Cost of Capital and Tax Penalties on Investment Subtitle B: Investment in Business Subtitle C: Increased Savings Through Individual Retirement Accounts Subtitle D: Incentives for Private Businesses to Hire New Employees Title II: Deficit Reductions Subtitle A: Extension of the Caps on Discretionary Spending Subtitle B: Spending Cuts Real Jobs for America Act of 1993 - Title I: Investment and Savings Incentives - Subtitle A: Reductions in Cost of Capital and Tax Penalties on Investment - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require indexing of certain assets (corporate stock, certain tangible property, and a principal residence) that have been held for more than three years at the time of sale or other transfer, solely for the purpose of determining gain or loss. Modifies the method of determining the depreciation deduction for certain personal property placed in service after June 30, 1993. Eliminates the depreciation adjustment for computing adjusted current earnings for such property. Subtitle B: Investment in Small Business - Increases the dollar limitation, with an inflation adjustment, on the deduction for expensing depreciable business assets. Subtitle C: Increased Savings Through Individual Retirement Accounts - Removes the limitation on the retirement savings deduction for active participants in certain pension plans. Provides a cost-of-living adjustment for such deduction. Allows individuals to establish individual retirement plus accounts with tax treatment similar to that for individual retirement plans. Makes contributions to such accounts nondeductible. Allows distributions from certain retirement plans without penalty to purchase first homes, pay higher education expenses and financially devastating medical expenses, and assist certain unemployed individuals. Treats certain disaster victims as firs… | 2025-08-26T13:52:29Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1058 |
| 103-s-1056 | 103 | s | 1056 | A bill to require that defense reinvestment and economic growth funds be allocated among communities on the basis of the relative levels of reductions in employment experienced in such communities as a result of reduced spending for national defense functions. | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-05-27 | 1993-05-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 6 | Requires that defense reinvestment and economic conversion funds be allocated among communities on the basis of relative levels of reductions in employment experienced in such communities as a result of defense spending reductions or the closure or realignment of military installations. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1056 |
| 103-s-1004 | 103 | s | 1004 | A bill to limit amounts expended by certain government entities for overhead expenses. | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-05-20 | 1993-05-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 17 | Sets limits on the amounts which certain Government entities may obligate or expend over a five-year period for overhead expenses. Reduces discretionary spending limits over such period for purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) as a result of the savings achieved by this Act. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1004 |
| 103-s-991 | 103 | s | 991 | Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-05-19 | 1994-12-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 7 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Initiatives Within the Department of the Interior Title II: Initiatives Within the Department of Energy Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives Act of 1993 - Title I: Initiatives Within the Department of the Interior - Establishes within the Department of the Interior an Office of Education to: (1) promote education in selected areas of environmental, natural, historic, and cultural resources; and (2) establish initiatives at minority schools of higher education. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) submit annual status reports to the Congress regarding the inventory and coordination of Departmental education programs; (2) report annually to certain congressional committees on opportunities for minority schools of higher education to participate in Departmental programs; (3) establish a scholarship program for degrees in natural resource and environmental related fields at minority schools of higher learning in the Lower Mississippi Delta Region; (4) encourage pre-college education programs in designated subject areas; (5) implement a volunteer educational enrichment program in cooperation with State departments of education and local school districts in the Delta Region; (6) establish a Center for Excellence in the Sciences and a Center for Aquaculture to encourage women and minority students in the Delta Region to pursue careers in the sciences and in aquaculture; and (7) coordinate the educational programs under this Act with those of other Federal agencies. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary to transmit to the Congress: (1) a study of nationally significant sites within the Delta Region; (2) recommendations for a transportation network linking such sites; and (3) a study outlining recommendations for funding a Delta Region Native American Heritage Corridor and Heritage and Cultural Center, and a Delta Region African American Heritage Corridor and Heritage and Cultural Center (including a Music Heritage Program). Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to State Hu… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/991 |
| 103-s-941 | 103 | s | 941 | Deficit Trust Fund Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-05-12 | 1993-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | Deficit Trust Fund Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the Deficit Trust Fund to pay the public debt. Appropriates to such Fund the revenues resulting from the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993. | 2025-08-26T13:51:43Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/941 |
| 103-s-946 | 103 | s | 946 | Legislative Branch Budget Reduction Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-05-12 | 1993-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 10 | Legislative Branch Budget Reduction Act of 1993 - Limits the budget authority of the legislative branch in FY 1994 through 1998 to 75 percent of the amount appropriated for FY 1993. Prohibits unobligated funds for any fiscal year from being expended in any subsequent fiscal year. Returns such funds to the Treasury to reduce the deficit. Requires a study of the staff needs of the Congress, funded by the House of Representatives and the Senate. | 2025-08-26T13:50:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/946 |
| 103-s-856 | 103 | s | 856 | A bill making an emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes. | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-04-29 | 1993-05-04 | Star Print ordered on the bill. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Title I: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations - Makes additional appropriations available to the Small Business Administration for the business loans program account. Makes additional amounts available to the: (1) Department of Labor for the Employment and Training Administration; (2) Department of Health and Human Services for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; (3) Department of Education for compensatory education for the disadvantaged; (4) Department of Transportation for the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration; and (5) Department of Housing and Urban Development for community development grants. | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/856 |
| 103-s-781 | 103 | s | 781 | A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to raise rates for Federal hydroelectric power to speed debt repayment for power projects, to increase domestic livestock grazing fees, to require a royalty for the production of locatable minerals from Federal lands, and for other purposes. | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-04-07 | 1993-04-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 0 | Amends the Flood Control Act to mandate that all moneys received from the sale of electric power and energy generated at Federal hydroelectric power projects be deposited in the Treasury through uniform annual payments that consist of equal amounts of principal and interest and that reflect a commencement of payments for each project with the first year in which electric power and energy is delivered to the Secretary of Energy from the project. Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior to establish an annual domestic livestock grazing fee according to a prescribed formula for certain lands under their respective jurisdictions. Subjects certain locatable minerals and mineral concentrates to a minimum royalty of at least 12.5 percent of the gross income from production. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/781 |
| 103-s-740 | 103 | s | 740 | Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-04-02 | 1994-10-05 | Committee on Budget. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] | ME | R | C000598 | 0 | Expedited Consideration of Proposed Recissions Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to grant the President an additional method of rescinding budget authority. Allows 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 appropriations Act. Requires that such special message be transmitted not later than three days after the President approves the appropriation bill or revenue Act 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 proposals. Allows the President to transmit to the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to repeal any provision in an Act that would result in a tax expenditure. | 2025-08-26T13:50:22Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/740 |
| 103-s-766 | 103 | s | 766 | An original bill to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit. | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-04-02 | 1993-04-28 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5060) | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Provides for a temporary increase in the public debt limit. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/766 |
| 103-s-690 | 103 | s | 690 | Modified Line Item Veto/Expedited Rescissions Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-04-01 | 1994-10-05 | Committee on Budget. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 2 | Modified Line Item Veto/Expedited Rescissions Act of 1993 - 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, a special message proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriation bill. Requires that such special message be transmitted not later than three days after the President approves the appropriation bill and be accompanied by draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded. Limits the amount subject to rescission to 25 percent of the amount appropriated. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such a proposal. | 2025-08-26T13:48:47Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/690 |
| 103-s-713 | 103 | s | 713 | Congressional Overspending Pay Accountability Act | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-04-01 | 1993-04-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 0 | Congressional Overspending Pay Accountability Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require that the salaries of Members of Congress be sequestered before my other sequester occurs. | 2025-08-26T13:51:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/713 |
| 103-s-526 | 103 | s | 526 | A bill to create a legislative item veto by requiring separate enrollment of items in appropriations bills and tax expenditure provisions in revenue bills. | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-03-05 | 1993-03-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 5 | Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require separate enrollment of each item of appropriation and each tax expenditure provision in measures passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate in identical form. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/526 |
| 103-s-491 | 103 | s | 491 | American Health Security Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-03-03 | 1993-03-09 | Star Print ordered on S.491. | Senate | Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] | MN | D | W000288 | 4 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Establishment of a State-Based American Health Security Program; Universal Entitlement; Enrollment Title II: Comprehensive Benefits, Including Preventive Benefits and Benefits for Long Term Care Title III: Provider Participation Title IV: Administration Subtitle A: General Administrative Provisions Subtitle B: Control Over Fraud and Abuse Title V: Quality Assessment Title VI: Health Security Budget; Payments; Cost Containment Measures Subtitle A: Budgeting and Payments to States Subtitle B: Payments by States to Providers Subtitle C: Mandatory Assignment and Administrative Provisions Title VII: Promotion of Primary Health Care; Development of Health Service Capacity; Programs to Assist the Medically Underserved Subtitle A: Promotion and Expansion of Primary Care Professional Training Subtitle B: Direct Health Care Delivery Subtitle C: Primary Care and Outcomes Research Title VIII: Financing Provisions; American Health Security Trust Fund Subtitle A: American Health Security Trust Fund Subtitle B: Increases in Corporate and Individual Income Tax Rates; Health Security Premium; and Surtax on Individuals with Income Over $1,000,000 Subtitle C: Employment Tax Changes Subtitle D: Other Revenue Increases Primarily Affecting Individuals Subtitle E: Other Revenue Increases Primarily Affecting Businesses Subtitle F: Estimated Tax Provisions Subtitle G: Alternative Taxable Years Subtitle H: Deduction for Charitable Contribution of Appreciated Property Limited to Adjusted Basis Subtitle I: Minimum 5 Percent Rate of Tax on Interest Paid to Foreign Persons American Health Security Act of 1993 - Title I: Establishment of a State-Based American Health Security Program; Universal Entitlement; Enrollme… | 2025-08-26T13:50:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/491 |
| 103-s-437 | 103 | s | 437 | Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-02-25 | 1994-10-05 | Committee on Budget. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Krueger, Robert C. [D-TX] | TX | D | K000333 | 0 | Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1993 - 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. Requires that such special message be transmitted at any time 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. | 2025-08-26T13:48:49Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/437 |
| 103-s-411 | 103 | s | 411 | Domestic Spending Freeze Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-02-18 | 1993-02-18 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 8 | Domestic Spending Freeze Act of 1993 - Prohibits domestic spending limits for FY 1994 and 1995 from exceeding such limits for FY 1993. | 2025-08-26T13:51:59Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/411 |
| 103-s-377 | 103 | s | 377 | Balanced Budget Implementation Act | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-02-16 | 1993-02-16 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of of August 4, 1977. | Senate | Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] | TX | R | G000365 | 11 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Joint Budget Resolution Title II: Zero Based Budgeting and Decennial Sunsetting Title III: Spending Caps on the Growth of Entitlements for Fiscal Years 1994 through 2000 Title IV: Balanced Budget by Fiscal Year 2000 Balanced Budget Implementation Act - Title I: Joint Budget Resolution - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to reform the budget process by requiring a joint resolution on the budget instead of the concurrent resolution on the budget. Title II: Zero Based Budgeting and Decennial Sunsetting - Terminates spending authority for unearned entitlements and high-cost discretionary spending programs for FY 1994, and discretionary spending programs (not including high-cost programs) for FY 1995, unless such spending is reauthorized after the date of enactment of this Act. Establishes a point of order against legislation that appropriates funds, which may be waived by a three-fifths vote of each House of Congress. Requires the reauthorization of discretionary spending authority and unearned entitlements every ten years beginning in the first decennial census year after 2000. Title III: Spending Caps on the Growth of Entitlements for Fiscal Years 1994 through 2000 - Declares that for FY 1994 through 2000 the total level of entitlement and mandatory spending, excluding social security, shall not exceed the total level for the previous fiscal year increased by the consumer price index and growth in eligible population. Requires sequestration of necessary to reduce spending. Provides for making uniform reductions with limitations. Lists programs and activities exempt from sequestration and providing exceptions, limitations, and special rules. Establishes a point of order against entitlement programs which may be waived by a three-fifths vote of each House. Title IV: Balanced Budget by Fiscal Year 2000 - Requires reduction of the maximum deficit amount to zero by FY 2000. Allows a waiver or suspension on the prohibition on exceeding such amount … | 2025-08-26T13:50:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/377 |
| 103-s-309 | 103 | s | 309 | Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-02-04 | 1993-02-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 15 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies Subtitle A: Farmers Home Administration Subtitle B: Rural Electrification Administration Subtitle C: Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Title II: Interior Title III: Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development Title IV: Commerce, Justice, and State Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 1993 - Title I: Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies - Subtitle A: Farmers Home Administration - Makes supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for: (1) rural housing loans; (2) rural housing repair loans; (3) rural rental housing loans; (4) rural rental multifamily housing loans; (5) rural water and sewer facility loans; (6) community facility loans; (7) the rural development loans program account; (8) rural water and waste disposal grants; (9) very low-income housing repair grants; (10) supervisory and technical assistance grants; (11) rural housing preservation grants; (12) rural development grants; and (13) local technical assistance grants. Subtitle B: Rural Electrification Administration - Provides supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for insured rural electrification loans. Subtitle C: Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization - Provides supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for alternative agricultural research and commercialization. Title II: Interior - Makes supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for Department of Energy programs of: (1) low-income weatherization assistance; and (2) institutional energy conservation and the State energy conservation programs. Title III: Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development - Provides supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for: (1) community development grants; (2) water treatment works; and (3) State water pollution control revolving funds. Title IV: Commerce, Justice, and State - Provides supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for the Small Business Administration microloan demons… | 2025-08-26T13:49:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/309 |
| 103-s-249 | 103 | s | 249 | Supplemental Transportation Appropriations Reinvestment to Upgrade Productivity (Start-Up) Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-28 | 1993-01-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 0 | Supplemental Transportation Appropriations Reinvestment to Upgrade Productivity (Start-Up) Act of 1993 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1993 to: (1) the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration to maintain and repair the Nation's highways and bridges, stimulate economic activity, and expand the efficiency of public transportation systems; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration for airport improvement programs; and (3) the Federal Railroad Administration for Northeast Corridor improvements. | 2025-08-26T13:51:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/249 |
| 103-s-256 | 103 | s | 256 | Medicare Program Protection Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-28 | 1993-01-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Budget pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | Medicare Program Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to authorize adjustments to discretionary spending limits to allow additional spending for the administration of the Medicare program by fiscal intermediaries and carriers for FY 1993 through 1995. | 2025-08-26T13:52:37Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/256 |
| 103-s-224 | 103 | s | 224 | Enhanced Rescissions Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-27 | 1994-10-05 | Committee on Budget. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 0 | Enhanced Rescissions Act of 1993 - 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. Requires that such special message be transmitted not later than three days after the enactment of an 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. | 2025-08-26T13:51:54Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/224 |
| 103-s-225 | 103 | s | 225 | A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that any concurrent resolution on the budget that contains reconciliation directives shall include a directive with respect to the statutory limit on the public debt, and for other purposes. | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-27 | 1993-01-27 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 1 | Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require any concurrent resolution on the budget that contains reconciliation directives relating to required changes in total budget authority amounts and revenue amounts to specify the amounts by which the statutory limit on the public debt is to be changed and to include this directive in the reconciliation legislation reported for the particular fiscal year. Declares it out of order in the Senate, with limited exception, to consider legislation that increases the public debt limit during a fiscal year above the level set forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/225 |
| 103-s-244 | 103 | s | 244 | National Community Economic Partnership Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-27 | 1993-11-17 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 14 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Community Economic Partnership Investment Funds Title II: Emerging Community Development Corporations Title III: Research and Demonstration Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions National Community Economic Partnership Act of 1993 - Title I: Community Economic Partnership Investment Funds - Establishes a program of community economic partnership investment funds. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide nonrefundable lines of credit to community development corporations (CDCs) to establish, maintain, or expand revolving loan funds to finance projects to: (1) provide business and employment opportunities for low-income and unemployed individuals; and (2) improve the quality of life in urban and rural areas. Sets forth requirements relating to such revolving loan funds, including: (1) competitive assessment of applications from eligible entities for capitalization of such funds; (2) applications including strategic investment plans and demonstrations of experience and achievement; (3) matching local funds (with exceptions); and (4) local and private sector contributions. Requires the Secretary to give priority in providing lines of credit to: (1) CDCs that propose to undertake economic development activities in distressed communities that target women, Native Americans, at-risk youth, farmworkers, population-losing communities, very low-income communities, single mothers, veterans, and refugees, or that expand employee ownership of private enterprises and small businesses; and (2) programs providing loans in limited amounts to very small business enterprises. Reserves certain funds for such priority activities. Title II: Emerging Community Development Corporations - Establishes a program for emerging community development corporations (CDCs). Directs the Secretary to award skill enhancement grants and operating grants to CDCs. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to emerging CDCs to enable them to establish, maintain, or expand revol… | 2025-08-26T13:51:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/244 |
| 103-s-180 | 103 | s | 180 | National Economic Council Act | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-26 | 1993-01-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 0 | National Economic Council Act - Establishes the National Economic Council within the Executive Office of the President to advise the President about integration of domestic and international policies relating to the economy and international competitiveness in order to enable the Federal Government to operate more effectively in matters involving U.S. ability to compete in the global economy. Lists specific Council functions, which include: (1) formulating and coordinating an economic strategy which will provide the economic environment necessary for the United States to be on a competitive basis with other nations; and (2) defining a set of guidelines for Government interaction with the market. | 2025-08-26T13:48:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/180 |
| 103-s-186 | 103 | s | 186 | Spending Control and Programs Evaluation Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-26 | 1993-01-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Budget pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with intructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reauthorization of Government Programs Title II: Program Inventory Title III: Program Reexamination Title IV: Miscellaneous Spending Control and Programs Evaluation Act of 1993 - Title I: Reauthorizations of Government Programs - Requires each Government program to be reauthorized at least once during each sunset reauthorization cycle. (Sunset reauthorization cycle means the period of five Congresses beginning with the 103d Congress and with each sixth Congress following the 103d Congress.) Sets forth the procedure in the House of Representatives and the Senate for the consideration of any legislation which authorizes new budget authority. Subjects to congressional review only those programs which have as their objectives the protection and implementation of civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution and specified social security and retirement pay and benefits. Title II: Program Inventory - Directs the Comptroller General and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, in cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Research Service, to prepare an inventory of Federal programs to advise and assist the Congress in carrying out titles I and III of this Act. Directs the congressional committees, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service to review the program inventory and to suggest revisions. Requires that the program inventory be revised at the end of each session of the Congress and that such revisions be reported to each House. Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and the Comptroller General to include in certain reports to the Congress an assessment of the adequacy of functional and subfunctional categories for grouping programs of like missions or objectives. Title III: Program Reexamination - Establishes a procedure for each committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to reexamine selected programs or groups of programs over which it has jurisdiction. Title IV: Miscellaneous - D… | 2025-08-26T13:50:35Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/186 |
| 103-s-100 | 103 | s | 100 | Enhanced Enterprise Zones Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-21 | 1993-01-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Urban Tax Enterprise Zones and Rural Development Investment Zones Subtitle A: Designation and Tax Incentives Subtitle B: Redevelopment Bonds for Tax Enterprise Zones Subtitle C: Credit for Contributions to Certain Community Development corporations Subtitle D: Indian employment and Investment Subtitle E: Study Title II: Authorization for Additional Assistance to Distressed Communities Subtitle A: National Public-Private Partnership Programs Subtitle B: Block Grant Funding for Eligible Programs Subtitle C: Other Programs Enhanced Enterprise Zones Act of 1993 - Title I: Urban Tax Enterprise Zones and Rural Development Investment Zones - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to establish a demonstration program of providing incentives for the creation of tax enterprise zones in order to: (1) revitalize economically and physically distressed areas; (2) promote meaningful employment for zone residents; and (3) encourage individuals to reside in the zones in which they are employed. Subtitle A: Designation and Tax Incentives - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the designation of tax enterprise zones during calendar years after 1992 and before 1997: (1) by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in the case of an urban tax enterprise zone; and (2) by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, in the case of a rural development investment zone. Sets forth the eligibility criteria for such designation for urban tax enterprise zones and for rural development investment zones. Allows an enterprise zone employment credit to small employers as a general business credit of 15 percent of the qualified zone wages. Allows a deduction for the purchase of enterprise zone stock paid in cash. Excludes from gross income 50 percent of qualified capital gain recognized on the sale or exchange of a new qualified z… | 2025-08-26T13:52:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/100 |
| 103-s-102 | 103 | s | 102 | A bill to provide for a line item veto; capital gains tax reduction; enterprise zones; raising the social security earnings limit; and workfare. | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-21 | 1993-05-05 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5546) | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 21 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Line-Item Veto Title II: Capital Gains Title III: Social Security Earnings Test Title IV: Urban Tax Enterprise Zones and Rural Development Investment Zones Subtitle A: Designation and Tax Incentives Subtitle B: Redevelopment Bonds for Tax Enterprise Zones Subtitle C: Credit for Contributions to Certain Community Development Corporations Subtitle D: Indian Employment and Investment Subtitle E: Study Title V: Workfare Title I: Line Item Veto - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to grant the President legislative line item veto rescission authority. Authorizes the President to rescind all or part of any budget authority if the President determines that such rescission: (1) would help balance the Federal budget, reduce the Federal budget deficit, or reduce the public debt; (2) will not impair any essential Government functions; and (3) will not harm the national interest. Requires the President to notify the Congress of such a rescission by special message. Makes such a rescission effective unless the Congress, during a review period of 20 calendar days, enacts a rescission disapproval bill. Describes: (1) information to be included in the President's message; and (2) procedures to govern consideration of rescission disapproval legislation in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Title II: Capital Gains - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for gain on investments in new small business stock (seed capital) held for at least five years. Establishes special rules for such investments. Provides for determining the maximum capital gains rate for small business net capital gain or seed capital gain. Treats capital gains on the sale of such stock as a preference item for purposes of the minimum tax. Title III: Social Security Earnings Test - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to … | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/102 |
| 103-s-154 | 103 | s | 154 | Ronald Reagan Peace Dividend Investment Act | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-21 | 1993-01-21 | Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of august 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. | Senate | Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] | TX | R | G000365 | 4 | Ronald Reagan Peace Dividend Investment Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for a reduction in the deficit and an increase in the personal income tax exemption when outlays in the defense category for FY 1993 or 1994 are estimated to be below the discretionary spending limit for such outlays. Requires an adjustment in such spending limits under such circumstances. Prohibits Senate consideration of legislation that would reduce defense spending below the spending limit for the defense category if such legislation does not allocate the total amount of reduced new budget authority or outlays between deficit reduction and increases in the personal income tax exemption. | 2025-08-26T13:50:43Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/154 |
| 103-s-19 | 103 | s | 19 | High Value Economic Growth Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-21 | 1993-01-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Economic Growth Incentives Title II: Revenue Offsets Subtitle A: General Provisions Subtitle B: Electromagnetic Spectrum Function Subtitle C: Other Provisions High Value Economic Growth Act of 1993 - Title I: Economic Growth Incentives - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a first-time homebuyer who purchases a principal residence a tax credit for the purchase price of such residence, with limitations. Allows an additional depreciation deduction of 15 percent of the adjusted basis of certain equipment which is acquired in 1993. Requires such deduction to be taken in the taxable year after the year property was placed in service. Allows the special deduction in computing the alternative minimum tax. Allows penalty free-withdrawals from qualified retirement plans during 1992 for: (1) the acquisition costs of a principal residence of a first-time homebuyer who is the taxpayer or the child or grandchild of the taxpayer; or (2) the purchase of a new passenger automobile. Excludes certain rental real estate activities from treatment as a passive activity for purposes of determining passive activity losses and credits. Modifies exceptions to the exclusion of real property acquired by a qualified organization from the meaning of acquisition indebtedness. Applies the meaning of acquisition indebtedness to investments in certain large partnerships where the principal purpose of partnership allocations is not tax avoidance. Repeals the special rule for publicly traded partnerships with respect to the treatment of unrelated business taxable income. Title II: Revenue Offsets - Subtitle A: General Provisions - Amends the Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1991 to eliminate the statute of limitations on the collection of guaranteed student loans. Increases the base tax rate on ozone-depleting chemicals. Eliminates the different rates for initially listed chemicals and newly listed chemicals. Requires dealers in stock or securities to use the mark… | 2025-08-26T13:50:32Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/19 |
| 103-s-9 | 103 | s | 9 | Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993 | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-21 | 1994-10-05 | Committee on Budget. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 30 | Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to grant the President legislative line item veto rescission authority. Makes such a rescission effective unless the Congress, during a review period of 20 calendar days, enacts a rescission disapproval bill. | 2025-08-26T13:48:49Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/9 |
| 103-s-92 | 103 | s | 92 | A bill to create a legislative line item veto by requiring separate enrollment of items in appropriations bills. | Economics and Public Finance | 1993-01-21 | 1993-01-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 5 | Amends the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, when any general or special appropriation bill or any bill or joint resolution making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations passes both Houses of the Congress in the same form, to cause the enrolling clerk of the appropriate House to enroll each item of the bill or joint resolution as a separate bill or joint resolution. Applies this Act to bills and joint resolutions agreed to by the Congress during the two-year period beginning on this Act's enactment date. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/92 |
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