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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that, in the House of Representatives, appropriations to reduce the public debt are covered by budget allocations and to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appropriation bills to reduce spending and to reduce the public debt.

H.R. 5580Introduced Oct 26, 2000Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Miller R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 26, 2000 — Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans

0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Bob Barr (R-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Steve Largent (R-OK), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Patrick Toomey (R-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Miller.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-41 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.