A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a budget surplus whenever the national unemployment rate drops below 4 1/2 percent.

Summary

Revises the Congressional Budget Act to require that there be a surplus in the Congressional budget for the United States Government for any fiscal year in which the projected national unemployment rate is less than 4 1/2 percent. Requires that all concurrent resolutions on the budget reflect such revision.

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Timeline

1. 2 December 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Rules.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 December 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 December 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 December 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Duncan, Robert B. [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsru00 · Standing

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