SJRES 7
103th Congress
Senate
Economics and Public Finance
Balanced budgets
Budget deficits
Congressional budget
Constitutional amendments
Deficit financing
Federal budgets
Federal receipts and expenditures
Income tax
Legislation
National income
Public debt
Record votes
Taxation
A joint resolution to provide for a Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment.
Introduced: January 21, 1993
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 1993
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Jan 21, 1993
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 21, 1993
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Requires a balanced Federal budget, unless a three-fifths roll call vote of both Houses of Congress provides for a specific excess of outlays over receipts.
Prohibits an increase in the public debt limit except by a three-fifths roll call vote by both Houses of Congress.
Requires the President to submit a balanced budget to the Congress.
Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless by a majority roll call vote of both Houses.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
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