Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CANCELLING AUTOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COUNTRY'S DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION THIRTY-ONE OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED ANDNINETY-TWO
Date filed
July 31, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01597 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CANCELLING AUTOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COUNTRY'S DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION THIRTY-ONE OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED ANDNINETY-TWO | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to correct the present arrangement where "... Congress abdicated on its duty to control the purse, allowing the Executive unhampered access to the treasury, and surrendered these precious resources to our creditors..." | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-07-31 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
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| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON 1998-08-06 |
Abstract
Seeks to correct the present arrangement where "... Congress abdicated on its duty to control the purse, allowing the Executive unhampered access to the treasury, and surrendered these precious resources to our creditors..."
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