A bill to amend the United States Code (relating to Congressional Budget and Fiscal Operations) to limit after September 30, 1982 the total of all federal expenditures and outlays for a given fiscal year to 20 percent of Gross National Product for the previous fiscal year, except in time of war or economic necessity declared by the Congress; and to phase in the discipline steadily during the interim years.
Discipline in Federal Spending Act of 1979 - Establishes limitations on the congressional budget to limit total, Federal budget outlays for any fiscal year after September 30, 1982, to 20 percent of the gross national product for the preceding year.
Requires any proposed legislation which would violate such limitations be ruled out of order in either the House or the Senate.
States that the requirements established by this Act shall not apply during a period of national emergency.
Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Referred to House Committee on Rules.
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