HR 1981 · 97th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-02-23· Sponsored by Rep. Gramm, Phil [D-TX-6]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.(1981-03-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act of 1981 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to make a Congressional declaration that it is essential to provide for a balanced Federal budget. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that the first concurrent resolution on the budget, on which Congress must complete action on or before May 15 of each year, provide a balanced budget for such year and for the succeeding fiscal year. Specifies that if changes in laws, bills, or resolutions are necessary in connection with any such concurrent resolution on the budget in order to assure that there is no deficit in the budget for either of the fiscal years to which such concurrent resolution relates, such concurrent resolution shall appropriately direct the legislative committees involved to determine and recommend such changes. Makes it out of order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider or adopt any concurrent resolution on the budget, to consider or adopt any amendment to such a concurrent resolution, or to adopt a conference report on such concurrent resolution, if at the time of such consideration or adoption the level …

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans