Key Vote 95th Congress > House > Vote 138

Date: 1977-04-27

Result: 225-184

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Budget General Interest

Sponsor: BURLESON, Omar Truman (D-TX)

Bill number: HCR195

Description: TO ADOPT A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND PIKE AMENDMENT TO H. CON. RES. 195. THE BURLESON AMENDMENT INCREASES DEFENSE SPENDING BY $4.1 BILLION AND OUTLAYS BY $2.3 BILLION SO AS TO REACH THE SPENDING LEVELS RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESIDENT.

Bill summary: (Measure failed of passage in House, roll call #165 (84-320)) Sets forth congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal year 1978. States that the recommended level of Federal revenues is $398,094,000,000 and the amount by which the aggregate level of Federal revenues should be decreased is $1,073,000,000. States that the appropriate level of total new budget authority is $501,264,000,000. Establishes the appropriate level of the public debt at $794,468,000,000 Sets (...show more) forth the appropriate level of new budget authority and the estimated budget outlays for each major functional category.

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Bill titles: Concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the U.S. Government for the fiscal year 1978.

Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 123-70, p. 3645;

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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