Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982

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The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 was a major U.S. federal law that implemented significant spending cuts and tax changes as part of the Reagan administration’s deficit-reduction efforts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
budget reconciliation act
appliesTo federal fiscal years following 1982
belongsTo Reagan administration economic program
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
effect altered federal tax provisions
reduced federal outlays in multiple programs
effectOnPolicy strengthened deficit-reduction efforts of the Reagan administration
enactedUnderAdministrationOf Ronald Reagan
goal narrow the federal budget deficit
reduce growth of federal domestic spending
hasPart provisions affecting discretionary spending
provisions affecting entitlement spending
provisions modifying federal tax code
implementedBy federal executive agencies
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalForm public law
legalStatus enacted law
legislativeBody United States Congress
mechanism budget reconciliation process
policyArea Medicaid
Medicare
domestic spending
entitlement programs
federal budget
social welfare programs
taxation
policyContext Reaganomics
presidentWhoSigned Ronald Reagan
primaryPurpose federal deficit reduction
federal spending cuts
tax changes
relatedTo Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
shortName OBRA 1982
subjectOf United States budget policy debates
scholarship on Reagan-era fiscal policy
timePeriod early 1980s
typeOfChange spending reductions
tax adjustments

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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Acts of the 1980s hasPart Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983 follows Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982