S. 3228 (112th): Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012

Introduced:
May 23, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

H.R. 5872 (same title)
Signed by the President — Aug 07, 2012

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Status

This bill was introduced on May 23, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced May 23, 2012
Referred to Committee May 23, 2012
Cosponsors
33 cosponsors (33R) (show)
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Full Title

A bill to require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013.

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Last updated May 23, 2012.
3 pages

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5/23/2012--Introduced.
Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 - Requires the President on July 9, 2012, to submit to Congress a detailed report on the implementation of certain discretionary reductions (in security and nonsecurity categories) and nonexempt direct spending reductions in the sequestration ordered by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) for FY2013 on January 2, 2013.
(The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act was amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 to revise the discretionary spending limits and reduce the discretionary appropriations and direct spending specified in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act unless a joint committee bill achieving an amount greater than $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction would be enacted by January 15, 2012.)

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