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HR 144 96th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Federal budgets Public debt

A bill to provide that Federal expenditures shall not exceed Federal revenues, except in time of war or grave national emergency declared by the Congress, and to provide for systematic reduction of the public debt.

Introduced: January 15, 1979 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Jan 15, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 15, 1979
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires that expenditures of the Federal Government shall not exceed its revenues except in time of war declared by Congress or during a period of grave national emergency declared by Congress upon the concurrence of two-thirds of the Members of both Houses.

Amends the Second Liberty Bond Act to establish a schedule for systematic repayment of the national debt.

What's happening now January 15, 1979

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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