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SJRES 13 99th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance Balanced budgets Congressional budget Constitution and constitutional amendments Constitutional amendments Federal budgets National income Tax rates

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to a Federal balanced budget and tax limitation.

Introduced: January 3, 1985 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 23, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 357.
Oct 23, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment. With written report No. 99-162. Additional and minority views filed.
Jul 11, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jul 10, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Jun 27, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Jun 20, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Jun 13, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Jun 7, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
May 15, 1985
Subcommittee on Constitution. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment favorably.
May 7, 1985
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-241.
Apr 29, 1985
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.
Apr 29, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Jan 3, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 3, 1985
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Requires the 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 the Congress in such statement to provide for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a three-fifths vote directed solely to that subject. Requires the President and the Congress to ensure that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set forth in such statement.

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 the Congress passes a bill directed solely to approving specific additional receipts by a three-fifths vote and such bill has become has become law.

Requires the President, prior to each fiscal year, to transmit to the Congress a proposed statement of receipts and outlays for that year consistent with the provisions of this article.

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

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 23, 1985

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 357.

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