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SJRES 18 102th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance Armed Forces and National Security Balanced budgets Budget deficits Constitutional amendments Deficit financing Federal budgets Federal receipts and expenditures Income tax Legislation Record votes Taxation War and emergency legislation

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution relating to a federal balanced budget.

Introduced: January 14, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Jul 9, 1991
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden with an amendment. With written report No. 102-103. Additional views filed.
Jul 9, 1991
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
May 23, 1991
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Mar 8, 1991
Subcommittee on Constitution. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Jan 24, 1991
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Jan 14, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 14, 1991
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits fiscal year Federal outlays (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding receipts (except those derived from borrowing), unless three-fifths of both Houses of Congress (by roll call vote) provide for a specific excess. Directs the President, prior to each fiscal year, to transmit to the Congress a proposed budget in which outlays do not exceed receipts.

Declares that any bill to increase revenue shall become law only if approved by a majority of each House by a roll call vote, unless such bill is approved by unanimous consent.

Authorizes a waiver of these provisions when: (1) a declaration of war is in effect; or (2) the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of each House of the Congress, which becomes law.

What's happening now July 9, 1991

Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden with an amendment. With written report No. 102-103. Additional views filed.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 14, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 18: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution relating to a federal balanced budget.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-18/
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"S.J. Res. 18: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution relating to a federal balanced budget.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-18/.
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S.J. Res. 18, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-18/.
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