Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

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The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 was a major U.S. federal law that implemented significant spending cuts and budgetary reforms as part of efforts to reduce the federal deficit during the Reagan administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
budget reconciliation act
affectedProgramType discretionary spending programs
mandatory spending programs
appliesToJurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States
budgetaryMechanism changes to authorizations and appropriations
changes to entitlement formulas
changes to federal payment rates
country United States of America
surface form: United States
effect altered Medicaid financing rules
altered Medicare payment rules
implemented budgetary reforms
implemented spending cuts
reduced certain domestic program outlays
reduced growth of federal entitlement spending
enforcedBy executive branch of the United States
federalDeficitReductionMeasure true
historicalSignificance major component of 1980s federal deficit reduction strategy
introducedIn United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
language English
legalForm public law
legalSystem common law system of the United States
legislativeBody United States Congress
legislativeProcess budget reconciliation
legislativeTechnique omnibus legislation
partOf Reagan-era deficit reduction efforts
policyArea Medicaid
Medicare
defense spending
domestic discretionary spending
entitlement programs
federal budget
fiscal policy
tax and spending
presidentialAdministration Reagan administration
primaryGoal reduce federal budget deficit
reduce federal spending growth
relatedTo Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
surface form: Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget Act

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
scope multi-sector federal spending
signedBy Ronald Reagan
timePeriod 1980s

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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Acts of the 1980s hasPart Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 precededBy Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985