HJRES 61
103th Congress
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that expenditures for a fiscal year shall neither exceed revenues for such fiscal year nor 19 per centum of the Nation's gross national product for the last calendar year ending before the beginning of such fiscal year.
Introduced: January 6, 1993
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 1994
See H.J.Res.103.
Feb 10, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Jan 6, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 6, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E84)
Jan 6, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits in any fiscal year total Federal outlays from exceeding total receipts and Federal outlays from exceeding 19 percent of the Nation's gross national product. Allows such prohibitions to be suspended by a three-fifths roll call vote of each House of Congress.
Grants the President the authority to separately approve, reduce, or disapprove any spending provision of a bill.
What's happening now
See H.J.Res.103.
Committees of jurisdiction
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