S.Res. 331: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should "Go Big" in its attempts toward deficit reduction.
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S.Res. 331: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should "Go Big" in its attempts toward deficit reduction.
112th Congress · introduced 2011-11-16 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7620)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-11-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7620) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should "Go Big" in its attempts toward deficit reduction.
Plain summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should pass a deficit reduction measure that: (1) includes enough deficit reduction to stabilize the federal debt as a share of the economy, put the debt on a downward path, and provide fiscal certainty; (2) reduces the deficit by at least $4 trillion over 10 years in order to reassure financial markets; (3) uses established, bipartisan debt and deficit reduction frameworks as a starting point for discussions; (4) focuses on the major parts of the budget and includes long-term entitlement reforms and pro-growth tax reform; (5) is structured to grow the economy in the short, medium, and long terms to create jobs in the United States; and (6) includes tax reform that guarantees deficit reduction and economic growth to rebuild America.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should "Go Big" in its attempts toward deficit reduction.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · 10 cosponsors
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Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- 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
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112sres331.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/sres>
Record fed-us-cong112-sres331 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112