Budget Enforcement Act of 1990

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The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 was a U.S. federal law that reformed the budget process by imposing discretionary spending caps and a pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rule to control deficits.

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Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 canonical 4

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
budget law ⓘ
aimedAt controlling growth of federal spending ⓘ
long-term deficit reduction ⓘ
appliesTo congressional budget procedures ⓘ
federal budget process ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
chamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enactedIn 101st United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementTool sequestration ⓘ
field budgetary policy ⓘ
fiscal policy ⓘ
public finance ⓘ
hasEffect aimed to reduce federal budget deficits ⓘ
constrained growth of discretionary spending ⓘ
established PAYGO rule ⓘ
imposed discretionary spending caps ⓘ
reformed federal budget process ⓘ
required offsets for new entitlement spending ⓘ
required offsets for new tax cuts ⓘ
implementedBy Congressional Budget Office ⓘ
Office of Management and Budget ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
influencedBy Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget Act ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
notableConcept PAYGO ⓘ
discretionary spending limits ⓘ
sequestration as automatic cuts ⓘ
partOf Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 ⓘ
policyMechanism discretionary spending caps ⓘ
pay-as-you-go rule ⓘ
sequestration enforcement mechanism ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment George H. W. Bush ⓘ
purpose control federal budget deficits ⓘ
enforce fiscal discipline ⓘ
strengthen budget enforcement procedures ⓘ
regulates discretionary spending ⓘ
mandatory spending changes ⓘ
revenue legislation ⓘ
replaced some enforcement mechanisms of Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget Act ⓘ
requires budgetary offsets for new mandatory spending ⓘ
budgetary offsets for new tax reductions ⓘ
signedBy George H. W. Bush ⓘ
timePeriod 1990s United States fiscal policy ⓘ

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Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 → influencedLaterLaw → Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 ⓘ
subject linked to: GRH Act
Public Law 99-177 → laterSupersededInPartBy → Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 ⓘ
pay-as-you-go rule → origin → Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 ⓘ