Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gramm–Rudman–Hollings_Act
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Statements (23)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Balanced_Budget_and_Emergency_Deficit_Control_Act_of_1985
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Balanced_Budget_and_Emergency_Deficit_Control_Reaffirmation_Act_of_1987
gptkbp:appliesTo federal government spending
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_federal_budget_legislation
gptkbp:citation gptkb:99_Stat._1037
gptkb:Public_Law_99-177
gptkbp:codifiedIn 2 U.S.C. § 901 et seq.
gptkbp:declaredUnconstitutionalInPartBy Bowsher v. Synar (1986)
gptkbp:effect established deficit targets
required sequestration if targets not met
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction automatic spending cuts (sequestration)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ernest_Hollings
gptkb:Warren_Rudman
gptkb:Phil_Gramm
gptkbp:purpose reduce the United States federal budget deficit
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Budget_Enforcement_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
December 12, 1985
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Balanced_Budget_and_Emergency_Deficit_Control_Act_of_1985
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6