Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress and the President, prior to each fiscal year, to agree on an estimate of total receipts (except those derived from borrowing) for that fiscal year by enactment of a joint single subject resolution. Prohibits outlays for that year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding this amount unless the Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each House, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.
Requires the Congress, whenever actual outlays exceed actual receipts for any fiscal year, to provide by law for the repayment of the excess in the ensuing fiscal year.
Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each House to increase the public debt.
Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to the Congress.
Requires the approval of a majority of the total membership of each House by rollcall vote before any bill to increase revenue may become law.
Waives these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect.
Excludes from total receipts those derived from borrowing. Excludes from total outlays those for the repayment of debt principal.
Authorizes the President to approve any appropriation or provision and disapprove any other appropriation or provision in the same appropriation bill (item veto). Requires the return of a copy of such appropriation or provision to the original House for procedures as in the case of other bills disapproved by the President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
For Further Action See H.J.Res.268.
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