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H.R. 4648: Mandatory Spending Control Act of 2004

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H.R. 4648: Mandatory Spending Control Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-22 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Mandatory Spending Control Act of 2004

Plain summary

Mandatory Spending Control Act of 2004 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to extend PAY-AS-YOU-GO requirements through FY 2009 to provide for an offsetting sequestration for direct spending (currently, direct spending and receipts) legislation that is enacted before October 1, 2009, that causes a net increase in direct spending (currently, net deficit increase). Excludes from Congressional Budget Office and Office of Management and Budget estimates certain extending provisions in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Extends PAY-AS-YOU-GO requirements through FY 2013.

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Official text

Mandatory Spending Control Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-1] · 0 cosponsors

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The Congressional Budget Office's estimate of how a federal bill would change government spending and revenue. CBO is nonpartisan.
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4648 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108