HR 6488 · 97th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, to direct the Federal Reserve Board to increase the money stock at an annual rate not to exceed the historic growth rate of the real gross national product, to bring the activities of the Federal Finance Bank and other off-budget entities within the unified budget, to eliminate budget deficits, to limit the levels of total budget outlays, and to allow for the gradual elimination of the public debt.

Introduced 1982-05-25· Sponsored by Rep. White, Richard C. [D-TX-16]· 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 Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.(1982-06-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Title I: Growth of Money Supply - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to govern all purchases and sales of paper with a view to maintain a constant level of domestic prices and avoid destabilizing changes in total purchasing power. Limits the growth in the money supply at an amount of not more than 3.5 percent per year. Provides a procedure for an additional one percent increase which shall go into effect unless vetoed, within 90 days after publication in the Federal Register, by a concurrent resolution passed by both Houses of Congress. Title II: Off-Budget Federal Entities - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to bring their fiscal activities within the Federal budget. Provides that all transactions of the Postal Service Fund, The Federal Financing Bank, and the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation shall be included in the totals of the unified budget. Title III: Expenditures May Not Exceed Revenues - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit Federal expenditures during any fiscal year from exceeding revenues for that year. Prohibits Congress from authorizing budget authority in excess of revenues except in …

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

Cosponsors (4)

3 Democrats1 Republican