A joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits, during the fiscal year beginning after the ratification of this article, total outlays of the Government from exceeding total estimated receipts by more than 50 percent of any excess of outlays over receipts in the preceding fiscal year. Prohibits, for each succeeding year, total outlays of the Government from exceeding total receipts. Permits total outlays to exceed total receipts in the case of a national emergency as determined by a three-fourths rollcall vote of each House of Congress.

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Timeline

1. 1 April 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 April 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 May 1982

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 19 May 1982

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 18 August 1982

   Committee

   See H.J.Res.350.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 April 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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