United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 632 (105th)
Balance the Budget First Act of 1997
Introduced
6 February 1997
Last action
13 February 1997 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Sponsors
Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2], Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3], Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5], Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41]
Subjects
Budget
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Balance the Budget First Act of 1997 - Repeals provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 which provided automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. Expresses the sense of the Congress that pay of Members of Congress should not be increased until the Federal budget has been balanced.
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Timeline
6 February 1997
Introduced
Referred to House Oversight
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 1997
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 February 1997 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/632
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/632
- us · 105-hr-632 · source updated 21 August 2025