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Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 36 (98th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that, except in cases of war or other grave national emergency as determined by the Congress, expenditures of the United States in each fiscal year shall not exceed revenues of the United States for that fiscal year.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Constitutional Amendment - Requires the President to compute annually the gross national product of the United States. Limits the expenditures of the Government in any year to 20 percent of the gross national product of the preceding year. Requires the United States to maintain a balanced budget each year. Permits suspension of such limitations during a period of grave national emergency or time of war by a concurrent resolution agreed to by two-thirds of the authorized membership of each House of Congress.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 8 (98th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide that, except in time of war or economic emergency declared by the Congress, expenditures of the Government may not exceed the revenues of the government during any fiscal year.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total Federal expenditures from exceeding net revenue. Authorizes suspension of such prohibition in time of war or national economic emergency upon the concurrence of two-thirds of the Members of each House of Congress. Requires the Congress, with respect to the suspension of such prohibition in the case of a national economic emergency, to take into consideration the extent and rate of industrial activity, unemployment, and inflation, and other appropriate factors.

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