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H.Res. 38: Reducing non-security spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less.

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H.Res. 38: Reducing non-security spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-18 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 19 (2011): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HRES38 (2011-01-25), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 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

Reducing non-security spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less.

Plain summary

Requires the Chair of the House Committee on the Budget to include in the Congressional Record the contemplated allocation for the Committee on Appropriations for the remainder of FY2011 that assumes non-security spending at FY2008 levels or less.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s)), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Reducing non-security spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Sponsor: Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] · 0 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (4)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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.
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hres38 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112