National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

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The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform was a bipartisan U.S. federal commission created in 2010 to propose measures for reducing the national deficit and stabilizing the country’s long-term fiscal outlook.

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instanceOf United States federal commission
bipartisan commission
alsoKnownAs National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
surface form: Fiscal Commission

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
surface form: Simpson–Bowles Commission
appointedBy Barack Obama
Barack Obama (6 members)
Harry Reid (3 members)
John Boehner (3 members)
Mitch McConnell (3 members)
Nancy Pelosi (3 members)
coChair Alan K. Simpson
surface form: Alan Simpson

Erskine Bowles
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Barack Obama
dateCreated 2010-02-18
dissolved 2010
focusArea discretionary spending
entitlement reform
mandatory spending
tax reform
formationDate 2010-02-18
issuedReport The Moment of Truth
jurisdiction federal budget policy
legalBasis Executive Order 13531
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
member Alan K. Simpson
surface form: Alan Simpson

Alice Rivlin
Andy Stern
Ann Fudge
David Cote
Dick Durbin
Erskine Bowles
Jeb Hensarling
John Spratt
Judd Gregg
Kent Conrad
Max Baucus
Mike Crapo
Mike Pence
Paul Ryan
Tom Coburn
Xavier Becerra
namedAfter Alan K. Simpson
surface form: Alan Simpson

Erskine Bowles
numberOfMembers 18
purpose improve the long-term fiscal outlook of the United States
reduce the federal budget deficit
recommendation broaden the tax base and lower tax rates
reduce discretionary spending
reduce tax expenditures
reform Social Security
stabilize federal debt as a share of GDP
reportDate 2010-12-01
result final recommendations did not receive required supermajority vote
sponsor Executive Office of the President of the United States
votingThresholdForApproval 14 of 18 members
yearCreated 2010

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Erskine Bowles memberOf National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform alsoKnownAs National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
this entity surface form: Fiscal Commission
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform alsoKnownAs National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
this entity surface form: Simpson–Bowles Commission
Alan K. Simpson coChair National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
Simpson–Bowles deficit reduction plan proposedBy National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
Warren Rudman memberOf National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
this entity surface form: National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (Simpson–Bowles Commission)