(2025-0089-F Segment 1) Tax Fairness Deficit Reduction Act

176 assets

This collection consists of records related to the Tax Fairness and Deficit Reduction Act. The Tax Fairness and Deficit Reduction Act of 1995 (H.R. 1215) was designed to establish federal discretionary spending limits for FY 1996 through FY 2000, enact changes to federal employee and Congressional retirement programs, expand tax credits/deductions, and implement changes to Medicare and Social Security benefits. It passed the House of Representatives in April 1995. The bill eventually became part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995. Materials responsive to this FOIA request include emails regarding Office of Management and Budget (OMB) legislative reports and Statements of Administration Policy on the Tax Fairness and Deficit Reduction Act of 1995.

The materials in FOIA 2025-0089-F (Segment 1) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. The Tax Fairness and Deficit Reduction Act of 1995 (H.R. 1215) was designed to establish federal discretionary spending limits for FY 1996 through FY 2000, enact changes to federal employee and Congressional retirement programs, expand tax credits/deductions, and implement changes to Medicare and Social Security benefits. It passed the House of Representatives in April 1995. The bill eventually became part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, which President Clinton vetoed. Materials responsive to this FOIA request include emails regarding Office of Management and Budget (OMB) legislative reports and Statements of Administration Policy on the Tax Fairness and Deficit Reduction Act of 1995.

Electronic Records

Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email] and Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email]. The Executive Office of the President (EOP) subsystem of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Clinton Administration officials. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program. Search strings are used to locate electronic records responsive to FOIA requests, and responsive assets are placed into Search Results Lists (SRLs). Depending on the complexity of the search, there may be multiple SRLs within each SAS. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database consisting of restored emails from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) from July 1994 through June 2000. The TRP is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

Electronic mail messages

Staff Archivist, 2024. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of Search and Access Sets processed in response to FOIA 2025-0089-F (Segment 1):
Clinton Presidential Records: EOP Search and Access Sets (SAS)
(SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email] contains 173 assets.
(SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email] contains 3 assets.