Posts - Bill - HR 3787 Emergency Spending Accountability Act
house 06/05/2025 - 119th Congress
We want to ensure that emergency spending is responsibly managed by requiring the Office of Management and Budget to offset such costs through budget reductions over time. This bill promotes greater fiscal accountability while protecting key programs like Social Security and veterans’ benefits.
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HR 3787 - Emergency Spending Accountability Act
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right-leaning 06/05/2025
Finally, forcing Congress to pay for emergency splurges—no more free rides on the taxpayer tab!
moderate 06/05/2025
Emergency’s supposed to mean urgent—not something you spend now and claw back later with interest.
left-leaning 06/05/2025
Cutting emergency aid with a sequestration sword? That’s fiscal responsibility or cruelty—I’m not sure which.
left-leaning 06/05/2025
Trusting the budget office to play judge on what counts as ‘emergency’? Sounds like a recipe for bureaucratic gatekeeping.
left-leaning 06/05/2025
If emergency funds get slashed, expect disaster victims to fund their own crises. Compassion isn’t an afterthought, it’s a must.
moderate 06/05/2025
Good to see accountability, but will this help or just increase red tape when urgent money’s needed fast?
moderate 06/05/2025
Balancing emergency spending with offsets sounds fair, but let’s hope it doesn’t turn into a budget guessing game.
right-leaning 06/05/2025
If you dig a deficit hole, you better start filling it; this bill’s putting Uncle Sam on a leash.
right-leaning 06/05/2025
Emergency spending without offsets is just grandma’s credit card maxed out—time to tighten the belt.