HJRES 486 · 96th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to promote fiscal responsibility.

Introduced 1980-01-28· Sponsored by Rep. Quayle, Dan [R-IN-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1980-01-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the adoption of any Federal budget in which expenditures exceed receipts unless approved by a roll call vote of three-fifths of the Members of each House of Congress directed solely to that subject. Prohibits the Congress from passing and the President from signing any appropriation bill which would cause the total expenditures of the Federal Government to exceed its total receipts in any fiscal year. Permits the Congress to waive such provisions with respect to any single year in which a declaration of war is in effect. Prohibits any annual increase in the proportion of Federal receipts to the national income unless approved by a roll call vote, directed solely to such purpose, of three-fifths of each House.…

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