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H.J.Res. 100 (97th)

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require (except during fiscal years during which the United States is at war or during which a suspension is approved) that the annual deficit of the United States be eliminated, to require tax rates to be reduced to offset the effects of inflation, and to establish a procedure for the approval of bills or joint resolutions affecting taxes.

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Introduced

20 January 1981

Last action

18 August 1982 · Committee

Status

See H.J.Res.350.

Sponsors

Rep. Rousselot, John H. [R-CA-26], Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3], Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5], Rep. Ashbrook, John M. [R-OH-17], Rep. Goldwater, Barry, Jr. [R-CA-20], Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22], Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Bafalis, L. A. (Skip) [R-FL-10], Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8], Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3], Rep. Jeffries, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2], Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Crane, Daniel B. [R-IL-19], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Rep. Campbell, Carroll A., Jr. [R-SC-4], Rep. Broyhill, James T. [R-NC-10], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14], Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10], Rep. Kramer, Ken [R-CO-5], Rep. Gradison, Willis D., Jr. [R-OH-2], Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6], Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2], Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14], Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2], Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1], Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO], Rep. Johnston, Eugene (Gene) [R-NC-6], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS]

Subjects

Rule of law, Taxation

Source updated

11 May 2023

Rule of law · Taxation

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Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year from exceeding the total amount of revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year, except in time of war as declared by the Congress. Allows the suspension of the amendment by a joint resolution approved by a vote of three-fifths of the Members of each House of the Congress and approved and signed by the President, or by a vote of two-thirds of the Members of each House of the Congress. Requires tax rates to be reduced to offset the effects of inflation. Establishes a procedure for the approval of bills or joint resolutions affecting taxes.

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Timeline

  1. 20 January 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 January 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 January 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 February 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

    Source: Committee

  5. 18 March 1981

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 19 March 1981

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 5 May 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 19 May 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 18 August 1982

    Committee

    See H.J.Res.350.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

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