United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 39 (96th)
Balanced Budget Amendment
Introduced
15 January 1979
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Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Balanced Budget Amendment - Prohibits total Federal expenditures from exceeding total receipts. Authorizes suspension of such prohibition for a congressional term in time of war or national emergency upon the concurrence of three-fourths of the Members of both Houses of Congress.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 January 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-joint-resolution/39
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hjres/39