A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting expenditures by the Federal Government to revenues except in national emergencies.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

3 January 1973

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Denies Congress the power to draw money from the Treasury in consequence of appropriations made by law in an amount which exceeds the total amount of the revenues of the United States, exclusive of borrowed sums, except in the case of a national emergency declared by a two-thirds vote of each House of Congress.

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summary · EN · 3 January 1973
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-joint-resolution/112
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hjres/112