Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit certain congressional appropriations.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that, except when a grave national emergency is declared by the Congress by a concurrent resolution which has passed each House by an affirmative vote, the Congress may make no law appropriating expenditures for any fiscal year in excess of an amount equal to the amount of revenues projected by the President in his budget to be received in that fiscal year, less the sum of amounts previously obligated for expenditure in that fiscal year.

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Timeline

1. 21 March 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 March 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Roberts, Ray [D-TX-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Burleson, Omar [D-TX-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. White, Richard C. [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Milford, Dale [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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