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Key Vote 104th Congress > Senate > Vote 771
Clerk session vote number: 158
Description: A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Bill summary: Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total outlays from exceeding total receipts for a fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the members of each House of Congress provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a roll call vote.
Sets a permanent limit on the amount of the public debt. Prohibits an increase in such amount unless approved by a three-fifths majority in each House by roll call vote.
Directs the President to submit a balanced budget.
Prohibits a bill to increase
revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority in each House by roll call vote.
Waives the provisions of this amendment for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect, or if the United States faces an imminent and serious military threat to national security as declared by a joint resolution which becomes law.
Bill titles: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov
