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Crs Report for Congress - Proposals for a Commission to Address the Federal Government's Long-Term Fiscal Situation: December 14, 2009 - R40986 (Paperback)
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Crs Report for Congress - Proposals for a Commission to Address the Federal Government's Long-Term Fiscal Situation: December 14, 2009 - R40986 (Paperback)
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In the 111th Congress, Members have introduced several proposals to
establish a commission that would make potentially far-reaching
recommendations on how to address the federal government's
long-term fiscal situation. Generally speaking, the measures would
include Members of Congress as some or most of a commission's
membership, provide for a majority of commission members to be
appointed by congressional leaders, have varying degrees of
partisan balance in membership, and require supermajority votes of
commission members to approve recommendations. Each of the bills
also would provide special legislative procedures to encourage
expedited consideration of a commission's recommendations. This
report provides a comparative analysis of four fiscal commission
proposals introduced in the 111th Congress that would address some,
or all, aspects of the federal government's long-term fiscal
situation. The four proposals are S. 2853 (the Bipartisan Task
Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009, sponsored by
Senator Kent Conrad ); S. 1056 (the SAFE Commission Act, sponsored
by Senator George Voinovich); H.R. 1557 (the SAFE Commission Act,
sponsored by Representative Jim Cooper); and S. 276 (the Social
Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act, sponsored by Senator
Dianne Feinstein). The report also discusses potential issues for
Congress that may inform assessments whether the ...
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Imprint: |
Bibliogov
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2013 |
First published: |
October 2013 |
Authors: |
Clinton T. Brass
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 3mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
48 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-295-02243-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-295-02243-5 |
Barcode: |
9781295022434 |
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