HJRES 17 · 103th Congress · Economics and Public Finance
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to Federal budget procedures.
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: See H.J.Res.103.(1994-03-17)
Plain Language Summary
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Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement in which total Federal outlays (except those for repayment of debt principal) do not exceed total receipts (except those derived from borrowing), unless a three-fifths vote of each House authorizes a specific excess. Limits the rate of increase in receipts in the statement to that of the increase in national income in the previous calendar year, unless a law is enacted solely to approve specific additional receipts. Authorizes a suspension of these provisions for any fiscal year in which the Congress has declared war.…
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