Bill C-476 (Historical)

Parliamentary Budget Officer Act

An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Budget Officer)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

Thomas Mulcair NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Defeated, as of June 12, 2013
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment provides for the appointment of the Parliamentary Budget Officer as an officer of Parliament.

Similar bills

C-381 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Strengthening Fiscal Transparency Act

C-572 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Strengthening Fiscal Transparency Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-476s:

C-476 (2010) An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (unfunded pension plan liabilities)

C-476 (2009) An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (unfunded pension plan liabilities)

C-476 (2007) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for gifts)

C-476 (2004) Elimination of Racial Profiling Act

C-476 (2002) National Civil Defence Force Act

Votes

June 12, 2013 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

The House resumed from June 10 consideration of the motion that Bill C-476, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Budget Officer), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Parliamentary Budget Officer ActPrivate Members' Business

June 12th, 2013 / 3:20 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-476.

(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #751

Parliamentary Budget Officer ActPrivate Members' Business

June 12th, 2013 / 3:25 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion defeated.