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H.R. 773: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Department of Defense from reduction under any order issued to carry out a sequestration pursuant to section 251A.

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H.R. 773: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Department of Defense from reduction under any order issued to carry out a sequestration pursuant to section 251A.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-15 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · 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.
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Official title

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Department of Defense from reduction under any order issued to carry out a sequestration pursuant to section 251A.

Plain summary

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to: (1) lower the $1.2 trillion total deficit reduction goal for each of FY2013-FY2021 to $600 billion, (2) lower the FY2013 deficit reduction goal from $24 billion to $12 billion, and (3) eliminate the Department of Defense (DOD) function reduction entirely.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Department of Defense from reduction under any order issued to carry out a sequestration pursuant to section 251A.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr773 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113