The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,known as the Gramm-Rudman included two significant changes in the federal budget process.

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The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, also known as the Gramm-Rudman Act, included targeted deficit levels requirements and triggered automatic spending cuts. These cuts were triggered when the deficit exceeded a certain level, and were designed to bring spending back in line with the targeted levels. This was an attempt to reduce the national debt and bring the budget back into balance.