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HJRES 624 96th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Constitution and constitutional amendments Constitutional amendments Federal budgets Federal receipts and expenditures Income tax Tax administration Taxation

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to promote fiscal responsibility.

Introduced: October 2, 1980 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress to adopt a balanced budget, unless three-fifths of each House votes to approve a budget in which expenditures exceed receipts. Prohibits any appropriation bill which would cause expenditures to exceed the amount adopted in the budget. Prohibits receipts from exceeding the proportion of national income collected in the prior year, unless a specific increase is passed by each House. Authorizes the waiver of the balanced budget provisions in the case of war.

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 624: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to promote fiscal responsibility.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HJRES-624/
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"H.J. Res. 624: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to promote fiscal responsibility.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HJRES-624/.
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H.J. Res. 624, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HJRES-624/.
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