United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 53 (96th)
A joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced Federal budget.
Introduced
15 January 1979
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Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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14 June 2021
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Requires the President to review Government revenues and expenditures at specified times and to determine a surtax rate when expenditures exceed revenues to insure that receipts will equal outlays. Authorizes the suspension of such measures in the case of a grave national emergency declared by 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/53
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hjres/53