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The Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [1] and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 [2] (both often known as Gramm–Rudman) were the first binding spending constraints on the federal budget.
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Budget_and_Emergency_Deficit_Control_Act ...
Bowsher v. Synar, 478 U.S. 714 (1986), was a United States Supreme Court case that struck down the Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act as an unconstitutional usurpation of executive power by Congress because the law empowered Congress to terminate the United States Comptroller General for certain specified reasons, including "inefficiency, 'neglect of duty,' or 'malfeasance.'"
The act has been amended several times, including provisions in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. The original 1974 legislation, however, remains the basic blueprint for budget procedures today.
Budget sequestration was first authorized by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA, Title II of Pub. L. 99-177). This is colloquially referred to as the Deficit Control. [2] They provided for automatic spending cuts (called "sequesters") if the deficit exceeded a set of fixed deficit targets.
An Act to provide for budget control. Enacted by: the 112th United States Congress: Effective: August 2, 2011: Citations; Public law: Pub. L. 112–25 (text) Statutes at Large: 125 Stat. 239: Codification; Acts amended: Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 Deficit ...
The Budget Control Act of 2011, which resolved the debt-ceiling crisis, required Congress to vote on a balanced-budget amendment in the near future. In addition, it stated that once a balanced budget amendment was sent to the states, the debt ceiling would be automatically increased by 1.5 trillion (this would be in addition to the initial debt ...
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013; Long title: Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. Nicknames: Budget bill: Enacted by: the 113th United States Congress: Citations; Public law: Pub. L. 113–67 (text) Codification; Acts amended: Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and others ...