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H.R. 110 101st Congress House

To require that the President transmit to the Congress, and that the congressional Budget Committees report, a balanced budget for each fiscal year.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Balanced budgetsBudget deficitsCongressional budgetCongressional committeesFederal budgets
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.
Feb 15, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires that the President's budget proposal to the Congress and the budgets reported by the congressional budget committees reflect a balanced budget for each fiscal year, beginning with FY 1990. Authorizes both the President and the committees to submit alternative budgets that provide for a surplus or deficit upon determining that a balanced budget would be inappropriate for a particular fiscal year. Requires an alternative budget to include a comprehensive plan for balancing the budget.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 110: To require that the President transmit to the Congress, and that the congressional Budget Committees report, a balanced budget for each fiscal year.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-110/
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"H.R. 110: To require that the President transmit to the Congress, and that the congressional Budget Committees report, a balanced budget for each fiscal year.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-110/.
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H.R. 110, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-110/.
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