United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 8 (96th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the balancing of the 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 - Directs the Congress to estimate the total Federal revenues and outlays at the beginning of each fiscal year and then limit authorizations for such year to insure a balanced budget. Requires any deficit to be made up within the following two fiscal years.
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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/8
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hjres/8