H.R. 620 (112th): Recovering Excessive Stimulus Expenditures for Taxpayers (RESET) Act

112th Congress, 2011–2013. Text as of Feb 10, 2011 (Introduced).

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HR 620 IH

112th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 620

To rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 10, 2011

Mr. DUFFY (for himself, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. YODER, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. WEST, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. HECK, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. DOLD, Mr. GOWDY, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

A BILL

To rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ‘Recovering Excessive Stimulus Expenditures for Taxpayers (RESET) Act’.

SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED STIMULUS FUNDS.

    (a) Rescission of Unobligated Stimulus Funds- Effective on the date of the enactment of this section, there are rescinded all unobligated balances of the discretionary appropriations made available by division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).

    (b) Use for Deficit Reduction- All appropriations rescinded in subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and used for Federal budget deficit reduction.