Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that, except in cases of national emergency, expenditures of the United States Government in any fiscal year shall not exceed its revenues for that fiscal year and shall not exceed 20 per centum of the gross national product of the preceding calendar year.

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• H.J.Res. 268Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.

  1990-07-17Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Legislative Actions

1. 1989-01-03

   Introduced in House

2. 1989-01-03

   Introduced in House

3. 1989-01-03

   Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

4. 1989-03-27

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

5. 1990-07-17

   For Further Action See H.J.Res.268.