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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 1980
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 2, 1980
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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