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HJRES 350 97th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Balanced budgets Congress and Congressmen Constitution and constitutional amendments Constitutional amendments Deficit financing Federal budgets Federal-state relations Fiscal policy Inflation Law and legislation Legislation National income

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution altering Federal budget procedures.

Introduced: October 29, 1981 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 1982
Considered by House Failed to Receive Two-thirds Vote Necessary for Constitutional Amendment.
Oct 1, 1982
Called up by House by Rule.
Oct 1, 1982
Rule Passed House.
Sep 30, 1982
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.604 Reported to House.
Sep 30, 1982
Committee on Rules Granted a Modified Closed Rule providing for Two Hours of General Debate.
Aug 18, 1982
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 5, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 4, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 3, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 19, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 5, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 2, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Oct 29, 1981
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Oct 29, 1981
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for that year in which total outlays are no greater than total receipts. Permits Congress in such statement to provide for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a three-fifths vote directed solely to that subject.

Prohibits total receipts for any fiscal year set forth in such statement from increasing by a rate greater than the rate of increase in national income in the last calendar year ending before such fiscal year, unless Congress passes a bill directed solely to approving specific additional receipts and such bill has become law.

Permits Congress to waive the provisions of this Act with respect to any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect.

Prohibits the Congress from requiring that the States engage in additional activities without compensation equal to the additional costs.

Declares that total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States, except those derived from borrowing and total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States except those for repayment of debt principal.

What's happening now October 1, 1982

Considered by House Failed to Receive Two-thirds Vote Necessary for Constitutional Amendment.

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