HJRES 623 · 95th Congress · Constitutional amendments
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that aggregate expenditures of the Government of the United States may not exceed its net revenues during any fiscal year except in time of way or economic emergency declared by the Congress.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1977-10-12)
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Constitutional Amendment - Provides that total expenditures shall not exceed net revenue. Authorizes the suspension of such prohibition in time of war or by a concurrent resolution passed by the Senate and the House stating that a national emergency requires such suspension.…
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