Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that appropriations made by the United States shall not exceed its revenues, except in national emergency.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the total of all Federal appropriations made by the Congress for any fiscal year, except in the case of a national emergency, may not exceed the total of the estimated Federal revenues for that fiscal year excluding any revenues derived from borrowing. Extends this prohibition to all Federal appropriations and all estimated Federal revenues excluding any revenues derived from borrowing.

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Timeline

1. 29 January 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 January 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Byron, Goodloe E. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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