IA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 167
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide
for balanced budgets for the United States Government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 30, 1993
Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. COBLE, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska,
Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SEN-
SENBRENNER, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. PAXON, Mr. KLUG,
Mr. ZELIFF, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. POMBO, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr.
GALLEGLY, Mr. KIM, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr.
GILCHREST, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. GOSS, Mr.
MCINNIS, Mr. BUYER, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. CRANE, Mr. PACKARD, Mr.
DELAY, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BARTLETT of Mary-
land, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. EWING, Mr. FAWELL, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr.
STUMP, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. SUNDQUIST, Mr.
TORKILDSEN, Mr. UPTON, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Mr.
FRANKS of Connecticut, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr.
GALLO, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr.
GRAMS, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HASTERT,
Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HOKE, Mr. HORN, Mr.
HUFFINGTON, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. HYDE, Mr. INHOFE,
Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut,
and Mr. KASICH) introduced the following joint resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
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States to provide for balanced budgets for the United
States Government.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
States within seven years after the date of its submission
for ratification:
‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. Total outlays of the United States for
any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts to the United
States for that year, unless 3⁄5 of the whole number of
both Houses of Congress shall provide for a specific excess
of outlays over receipts.
‘‘SECTION 2. Any bill for raising taxes shall become
law only if approved by a majority of the whole number
of both Houses of Congress by rollcall vote.
‘‘SECTION 3. The Congress may waive the provisions
of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration
of war is in effect.
‘‘SECTION 4. Total receipts shall include all receipts
of the United States except those derived from borrowing.
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Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States
except for those for repayment of debt principal.
‘‘SECTION 5. The limit on the debt of the United
States held by the public shall not be increased unless 3⁄5
of the whole number of each House shall provide by law
for such an increase by a rollcall vote.
‘‘SECTION 6. Congress shall enforce this Article by
appropriate legislation.
‘‘SECTION 7. Except with respect to section 5 which
shall take effect upon ratification, this Article shall take
effect beginning with fiscal year 1998 or with the second
fiscal year beginning after the ratification, whichever is
later.’’.
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