HR 632 · 105th Congress · Congress

Balance the Budget First Act of 1997

Introduced 1997-02-06· Sponsored by Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2]· House

Bill Progress

✓
Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.(1997-02-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Balance the Budget First Act of 1997 - Repeals provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 which provided automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. Expresses the sense of the Congress that pay of Members of Congress should not be increased until the Federal budget has been balanced.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (17)

4 Democrats13 Republicans
Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [D-VA-5]VA
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]NC
Rep. Ensign, John [R-NV-1]NV
Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-4]IN
Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2]MN
Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3]NE
Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]KY
Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large]MT
Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3]OK
Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5]MI
Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2]NV
Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]TN
Rep. Thune, John [R-SD-At Large]SD
Rep. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC-3]SC
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]AL
Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41]CA