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HJRES 497 99th Congress House

A joint resolution providing for a domestic economic summit conference to develop a comprehensive plan for reducing the projected Federal budget deficits.

Introduced: February 5, 1986 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficitsConferencesFederal budgetsGovernment Operations and PoliticsWhite House conferences
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Jan 21, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Jan 21, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 24, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to convene a domestic economic summit conference concerning the economic situation created by large Federal deficits. Requires the conference to report to the Congress a comprehensive plan to reduce projected deficits.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 13, 1986
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Feb 20, 1986
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 5, 1986
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 5, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 497: A joint resolution providing for a domestic economic summit conference to develop a comprehensive plan for reducing the projected Federal budget deficits.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-497/
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"H.J. Res. 497: A joint resolution providing for a domestic economic summit conference to develop a comprehensive plan for reducing the projected Federal budget deficits.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-497/.
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H.J. Res. 497, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-497/.
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