United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 138 (95th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide that, except in time of national emergency declared by the Congress, expenditures of the Government may not exceed the revenues of the Government during any fiscal year.
Introduced
7 June 1978
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the aggregate amount of Government expenditures in any fiscal year from exceeding the net amount of revenue received by the Government in that year. States that total outlays may exceed total receipts in the case of a national emergency.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 7 June 1978
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/138
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/sjres/138