3.0.0 2855 2023-01-11T13:22:26Z 2023-01-11T13:22:26Z House H HR 2011-09-07 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ELLISON:H.R. 2855.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H5965]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-09-07T18:02:40Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-09-07T18:02:35Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-09-07T18:02:30Z Budget Control Act of 2011 112 365 S 2011-08-02 Became Public Law No: 112-25. Related bill CRS Budget Control Act of 2011 112 627 S 2011-08-01 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5156-5158, S5158-5162, S5164-5170, S5171-5178, S5183-5184) Related bill CRS 2011-09-07 Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-09-07 Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2011-09-07 Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2011-09-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-09-14 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2011-09-14 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2011-09-14 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2011-09-14 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2011-09-21 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2011-09-26 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2011-10-24 False Congress Budget deficits and national debt Congressional committees Congressional operations and organization Employment and training programs Legislative rules and procedure Unemployment Congress 00 2011-09-07 Introduced in House 2011-11-29T18:20:21Z Emergency Jobs Now Act - Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to rename the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction as the Joint Select Committee on Emergency Job Creation and Deficit Reduction.

Requires the Joint Committee to recommend legislative language to: (1) enact emergency jobs legislation that will create an additional three million jobs during each of calendar years 2012 and 2013, thereby reducing unemployment rates over the short-term and long-term; and (2) reduce the deficit by at least $1.5 trillion over FY2014-FY2021, as under current law.

Prescribes legislative procedures for expedited consideration in both chambers of the Joint Committee's recommendations.

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to repeal the discretionary spending limits (spending caps) on new budget authority for security and nonsecurity categories for FY2012-FY2013, including those for: (1) continuing disability reviews and redeterminations under the Social Security Act, (2) the health care fraud abuse control program at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and (3) disaster relief funding.

Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to increase the public debt limit by an amount equal to the new budget authority provided in any emergency jobs legislation approved by the Joint Committee and enacted into law.

]]> Emergency Jobs Now Act Display Title Emergency Jobs Now Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to reduce the deficit and restore the middle class by creating jobs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Jobs Now Act Introduced in House 2011-09-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2855ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2855ih.xml 2011-09-07 Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.