IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 733 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any deal replacing 
the Budget Control Act of 2011 should contain serious revenue increases 
and no Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefit cuts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2012 
Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BASS of California, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, 
Ms. CHU, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, 
Mr. FILNER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. HAHN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 
HONDA, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LEE of California, 
Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
OLVER, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. STARK, Ms. WATERS, and Ms. WOOL-
SEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
Means, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, Transportation and In-
frastructure, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
any deal replacing the Budget Control Act of 2011 
should contain serious revenue increases and no Medi-
care, Medicaid, and Social Security benefit cuts. 
Whereas the start of sequestration under the Budget Control 
Act of 2011 and the expiration of the tax cuts enacted 
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under President George W. Bush may lead to a deal on 
taxes and spending; 
Whereas Medicare is a cornerstone of the United States 
health care system and a vital part of life for more than 
40 million United States seniors and more than 8 million 
citizens with disabilities; 
Whereas Medicaid provides health and long-term care services 
for low-income and middle-class families with family 
members stricken with catastrophic illness, injury, or dis-
ability, or facing prolonged infirmity; 
Whereas Social Security provides vital protections for people 
of all ages in 1 of every 4 families, including 36 million 
retired workers, 8.6 million disabled workers, 6.3 million 
survivors of deceased workers, and 6.5 million children, 
and since it has $2.7 trillion in accumulated assets and 
no borrowing authority, does not contribute to the Fed-
eral budget deficit; 
Whereas unemployment levels are still unacceptably high and 
Federal investments in areas such as infrastructure, edu-
cation, research, nutrition, housing, and services strug-
gling people in the United States depend on grow the 
economy and create jobs; 
Whereas extending the tax cuts enacted under President 
George W. Bush would increase the deficit by $3.3 tril-
lion over 10 years; 
Whereas long-term unsustainable deficits pose a threat to the 
social safety net; 
Whereas defense spending, not counting 2 off-budget wars, 
has doubled over the last decade, failing to responsibly 
reduce the national debt by cutting outdated defense pro-
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grams and by addressing billions of dollars lost to waste, 
fraud, and abuse; 
Whereas the unbalanced ‘‘Bowles-Simpson’’ proposal contains 
unacceptable cuts of $402 billion from Medicare and 
Medicaid over 10 years, and substantial Social Security 
cuts for current and future beneficiaries; and 
Whereas working and middle class United States citizens 
have been working harder and harder for less and less: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that any deal on taxes and spending to re-
place the Budget Control Act should— 
(1) not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Secu-
rity benefits; 
(2) contain serious revenue increases, including 
closing corporate tax loopholes and increasing indi-
vidual income tax rates for the highest earners; 
(3) significantly reduce defense spending to 
focus the United States Armed Forces on combating 
21st century risks; and 
(4) promote economic growth and expand eco-
nomic opportunity by including strong levels of job- 
creating Federal investments in areas such as infra-
structure and education, and by promoting private 
investment. 
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