United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 7 (97th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to require that Congressional resolutions setting forth levels of total budget outlays and Federal revenues must be agreed to by two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress if the level of outlays exceeds the level of revenues.
Introduced
5 January 1981
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Requires a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress to pass any concurrent resolution on the budget which carries a deficit.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 January 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/7
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/sjres/7