cuts to reduce the deficit as part of the deal, while Democrats pushed for changes to the tax code for high-income Americans and oil companies.
As part of the compromise, a 12-member bipartisan and bicam- eral Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction was formed to find an additional $1.2 trillion in savings over the FY13- FY23 time period. The “super committee” must report a bill to Congress by Nov. 23, and Congress must approve that bill by Dec. 23. If these deadlines are not met, $1.2 trillion in cuts will automatically be applied to all government agencies, with $600 billion in cuts coming from security (DOD, MILCON-VA, the
HEARING SCHEDULES House Appropriations Committee:
http://appropriations.house.gov/Calendar/?Event TypeID=316
House Armed Services Committee:
http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee:
http://oversight.house.gov
Senate Appropriations Committee:
http://appropriations.senate.gov
Senate Armed Services Committee:
http://armed-services.senate.gov/hearings.cfm
Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee:
http://hsgac.senate.gov/ public/
index.cfm? FuseAction=
Hearings.ListAll
Department of Homeland Security, and National Nuclear Secu- rity Administration).
The “super committee” has held two hearings, as well as a closed- door dinner meeting. Panel members reportedly are focusing on ways to reform mandatory spending programs like Social Security and Medicare while finding further efficiencies in dis- cretionary spending programs. While some committee members, most notably House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn (D-SC), have publicly called for DOD budget cuts as part of any deficit reduction package, the panel is not expected to focus on cuts to military spending as a major means of deficit reduction.
FY12 LEGISLATIVE TEXT House-approved FY12 Defense Appropriations Act:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2219eh/pdf/ BILLS-112hr2219eh.pdf
FY12 Defense Appropriations Act – House Appropriations Committee Report:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CRPT-112hrpt110/pdf/ CRPT-112hrpt110.pdf
House-approved FY12 National Defense Authorization Act:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1540eh/pdf/ BILLS-112hr1540eh.pdf
FY12 National Defense Authorization Act – House Armed Services Committee Report:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CRPT-112hrpt78/pdf/ CRPT-112hrpt78.pdf
Senate Armed Services Committee-approved FY12 National Defense Authorization Act:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1253rs/pdf/ BILLS-112s1253rs.pdf
FY12 National Defense Authorization Act – Senate Armed Services Committee Report:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CRPT-112srpt26/ pdf/CRPT-112srpt26.pdf
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