HJRES 273 · 103th Congress · Economics and Public Finance
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to Federal budget procedures.
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EnactedLatest: See H.J.Res.103.(1994-03-17)
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Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement in which total Federal outlays do not exceed total receipts, unless a three-fifths vote of both Houses 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 law is enacted solely to approve specific additional receipts. Authorizes waiver of these provisions in time of war.…
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