H.R. 1323: Protect America from U.S. Military Expenses in Libya Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-01 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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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Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Protect America from U.S. Military Expenses in Libya Act of 2011

Plain summary

Protect America from U.S. Military Expenses in Libya Act of 2011 - Directs the President, in order to ensure that the cost of military operations in Libya does not increase the federal deficit or reduce the capability of U.S. Armed Forces, to submit to Congress a list of recommendations for specific rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary appropriations for FY2011, for purposes of reappropriation to accounts of the Department of Defense (DOD) to replace amounts obligated for such operations. Requires the aggregate amount of the recommended rescissions to be at least equal to the projected cost of such operations. Directs the Secretary of Defense to determine and submit to the President and Congress the projected cost of such operations through May 15, 2011.

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Official text

Protect America from U.S. Military Expenses in Libya Act of 2011

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Sponsor: Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · 52 cosponsors

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Andy Harris (R-MD), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), Joe Wilson (R-SC), John R. Carter (R-TX), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Todd Young (R-IN), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1323.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1323 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112