United States · Bill · S
S. 34 (96th)
Spending Limitation Act
Introduced
15 January 1979
Last action
15 January 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH], Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN], Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Subjects
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Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Spending Limitation Act - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to limit the total Federal outlays agreed to in the second or any further concurrent resolution on the Budget to the following percentages of the gross national product: 21 percent in fiscal year 1980; 20 percent in fiscal year 1981; 19 percent in fiscal year 1982; and 18 percent in the fiscal year 1983. Authorizes the Congress to waive such limitations by a two-thirds vote of each House.
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Timeline
15 January 1979
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on the Budget.
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 1979
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 January 1979
Sponsors
- Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/34
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/34
- us · 96-s-34 · source updated 2 September 2025