HJRES 428 · 98th Congress · Economics and Public Finance
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that, except in cases of war or other national emergency as determined by the Congress, expenditures of the United States in each fiscal year shall not exceed revenues of the United States for that fiscal year.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.(1983-11-21)
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Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total U.S. expenditures in any fiscal year from exceeding total receipts. Authorizes suspension of such prohibition in time of war or national emergency declared by Congress in a concurrent resolution adopted by each House of Congress.…
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