United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2920 (104th)
Balanced Budget Act of 1995
Introduced
31 January 1996
Last action
31 January 1996 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]
Subjects
Budget
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Balanced Budget Act of 1995 - Prohibits issuing any obligation subject to the limitation (under specified provisions of Federal law relating to the public debt limit) after December 31, 2001, except an obligation issued to refund an obligation issued before January 1, 2002. Provides for the suspension of that prohibition on the enactment of a joint resolution declaring a national emergency. Declares that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, an increase in the public debt limit shall not be effective if it makes the limit greater than: (1) $5.432 trillion between October 1, 1997, and September 30, 1999; or (2) $5.908 trillion after September 30, 1999.
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Timeline
31 January 1996
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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31 January 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 January 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 31 January 1996 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2920
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2920
- us · 104-hr-2920 · source updated 21 August 2025