Union Calendar No. 250
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 842
[Report No. 104–499, Parts I and II]
A BILL
To provide off-budget treatment for the Highway
Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
MARCH 29, 1996
Reported adversely from the Committee on the Budget;
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
IB
Union Calendar No. 250
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 842
[Report No. 104–499, Parts I and II]
To provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 1995
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. MINETA, Mr. PETRI, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. DUN-
CAN, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. BOEHLERT, and Mr. BORSKI) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure and, in addition, to the Committees on the Budget
and Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
DECEMBER 6, 1995
The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight discharged
DECEMBER 6, 1995
Rereferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in ad-
dition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
MARCH 27, 1996
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an
amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
MARCH 27, 1996
Referral to the Committee on the Budget extended for a period ending not
later than March 29, 1996
MARCH 29, 1996
Additional sponsors: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. CLINGER, Mr.
WISE, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.
COBLE, Mr. HAYES, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. ZELIFF, Mr.
COSTELLO, Mr. EWING, Mr. PARKER, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. LAUGHLIN,
Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BAKER of California, Miss COLLINS
of Michigan, Mr. KIM, Ms. DANNER, Mr. HORN, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr.
FRANKS of New Jersey, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. BARCIA,
Mr. MICA, Mr. FILNER, Mr. QUINN, Mr. TUCKER, Mrs. FOWLER, Ms.
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr.
BACHUS, Mr. WELLER, Mr. WAMP, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. LATOURETTE,
Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr. TATE, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. MARTINI,
Mr. MCKEON, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania,
Mr. TALENT, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr. COYNE, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr.
GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. SHAW, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. FROST, Mr.
WELDON of Florida, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia,
Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mr. THORNTON,
Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. HOLD-
EN, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr.
MASCARA, Mr. WARD, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. WILSON, Mr. EVANS, Mr.
GORDON, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. KLINK, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. UPTON,
Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. BONO, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr.
MCNULTY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CREMEANS, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. LONGLEY,
Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. STUPAK, Mr.
ROBERTS, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. DAVIS, Mr.
BAESLER, Mr. NEY, Mr. RIGGS, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. DEAL of Georgia,
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. COOLEY of Oregon, Mr. MONTGOM-
ERY, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, Mr. NEUMANN,
Mr. HEINEMAN, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mrs.
LOWEY, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Mr. SISISKY, Mr.
DORNAN, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. CHRYSLER, Mr. FUNDERBURK, Mr.
HINCHEY, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr.
HILLIARD, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. ROSE, Mr. METCALF, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. SMITH of
Texas, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. FARR of California, Ms.
NORTON, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. FORD, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. TAN-
NER, Mr. FRAZER, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. HASTINGS of Flor-
ida, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. DELLUMS,
Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. JONES,
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr.
LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.
ROTH, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. PICKETT, Ms. MCCARTHY, Mr.
MENENDEZ, Mr. FLANAGAN, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. FOLEY,
Mr. PASTOR, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mrs. SCHROE-
DER, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr.
BALLENGER, Mr. LEACH, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. FORBES, Mr. MORAN, Mr.
LOBIONDO, Mr. HASTINGS
of Washington, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr.
GUTKNECHT, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr.
STUMP, Mr. FRISA, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. BUYER, Mr.
JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. MCHALE,
Mr. CRANE, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. MINGE, Mr. GANSKE, Mr.
HOSTETTLER, Mr. PAXON, Mr. ALLARD, and Mr. GREENWOOD
MARCH 29, 1996
Reported adversely from the Committee on the Budget; committed to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered
to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 7, 1995]
A BILL
To provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust
Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland
Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truth in Budgeting
Act’’.
SEC. 2. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF HIGHWAY TRUST
FUND, AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND,
INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND, AND HAR-
BOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund, the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways
Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund—