A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide that, except in time of war or economic emergency declared by the Congress, expenditures of the Government may not exceed the revenues of the Government during any fiscal year.

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Introduced

10 January 1977

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Status

Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that total appropriations shall not exceed estimated revenues. Authorizes the suspension of such prohibition in time of war or by a concurrent resolution passed by the Senate and the House stating that a national emergency requires such suspension.

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summary · EN · 10 January 1977
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/2
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