Sustainable Budget Act of 2021
Summary
Sustainable Budget Act of 2021 This bill establishes the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform within the legislative branch to identify policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and achieve fiscal sustainability over the long term. The commission must propose recommendations that (1) are designed to balance the budget, excluding interest payments on the debt, within 10 years; and (2) meaningfully improve the long-term fiscal outlook, including changes to address the growth of entitlement spending and the gap between projected federal revenues and expenditures. Congress must consider the commission's recommendations using specified expedited legislative procedures.
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in committee
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Introduction
Feb 2021
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President
Introduced Feb 11, 2021
Last action Feb 11, 2021
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Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Ed Case
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn Bourdeaux
DDemocratic
Co
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Womack
RRepublican
Co
Tim Burchett
RRepublican
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