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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to pass any measure the enactment of which would result in a deficit in the unified budget of the United States for…

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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to pass any measure the enactment of which would result in a deficit in the unified budget of the United States for any fiscal year.

Introduced: April 25, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Apr 25, 2002
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends rule XXI (restrictions on certain bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference report the enactment of which would result in a deficit in the U.S. unified budget for any fiscal year from being considered as passed or agreed to unless by a vote of at least three-fifths of the Members voting, a quorum being present. Provides that the levels of outlays and revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget. Waives this act while a declaration of war is in effect or during a military conflict.
What's happening now April 25, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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All 2 Democratic 2
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 25, 2002
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 25, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 397: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to pass any measure the enactment of which would result in a deficit in the unified budget of the United States for any fiscal year.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-397/
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"H. Res. 397: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to pass any measure the enactment of which would result in a deficit in the unified budget of the United States for any fiscal year.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-397/.
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H. Res. 397, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-397/.
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[H. Res. 397: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to pass any measure the enactment of which would result in a deficit in the unified budget of the United States for any fiscal year.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-397/)
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