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                                                   House Calendar No. 2
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 1

                           [Report No. 104-3]

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United 
                                States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

 Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Tate, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and 
 Mr. Hall of Texas, (for themselves, Mr. Allard, Mr. Armey, Mr. Mica, 
   Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
   Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
 Blute, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
 Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady of 
Florida, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
 Coburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
   Crane, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English of 
   Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
      Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
  Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
  Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
 Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
Hayworth, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, 
 Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
 Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, 
Mr. Lucas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. 
Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
 Neumann, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Portman, 
Ms. Pryce, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roth, 
 Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of 
Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
   Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North 
  Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
  Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
  Zimmer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
  Coble, and Mr. Ehrlich) introduced the following joint resolution; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                            January 18, 1995

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bliley, 
Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Fields 
   of Texas, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
   Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of 
  California, Mr. Longley, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
 Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Roberts, 
  Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Seastrand, Mrs. 
 Smith of Washington, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walker, and Mr. 
                           Weldon of Florida

                            January 18, 1995

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United 
                                States.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), <DELETED>That the following article is proposed as 
an amendment to the Constitution 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:

                     <DELETED>``Article--</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such fiscal year in 
which total outlays are not greater than total receipts. Congress may, 
by law, amend that statement provided revised outlays are not greater 
than revised receipts. Congress may provide in that statement for a 
specific excess of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to 
that subject in which three-fifths of the whole number of each House 
agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall ensure that 
actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set forth in such 
statement.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Section 2. No bill to increase receipts shall become law 
unless approved by a three-fifths majority of the whole number of each 
House of Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President 
shall transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and outlays 
for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions of this 
Article.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Section 4. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. 
The provisions of this Article may be waived for any fiscal year in 
which the United States faces an imminent and serious military threat 
to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted 
by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes 
law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Section 5. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
the United States except those derived from borrowing and total outlays 
shall include all outlays of the United States except those for the 
repayment of debt principal.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Section 6. The amount of Federal public debt as of the 
first day of the second fiscal year beginning after the ratification of 
this Article shall become a permanent limit on such debt and there 
shall be no increase in such amount unless three-fifths of the whole 
number of each House of Congress shall have passed a bill approving 
such increase and such bill has become law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Section 7. All votes taken by the House of 
Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be rollcall 
votes.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Section 8. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
Article by appropriate legislation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Section 9. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal 
year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
ratification, whichever is later.''.</DELETED>
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
Constitution 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. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by law, 
adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such fiscal year in which 
total outlays are not greater than total receipts. Congress may, by 
law, amend that statement provided revised outlays are not greater than 
revised receipts. Congress may provide in that statement for a specific 
excess of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
subject in which three-fifths of the whole number of each House agree 
to such excess. Congress and the President shall ensure that actual 
outlays do not exceed the outlays set forth in such statement.
    ``Section 2. No bill to increase tax revenue shall become law 
unless approved by a three-fifths majority of the whole number of each 
House of Congress.
    ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and outlays for 
such fiscal year consistent with the provisions of this Article.
    ``Section 4. Congress may waive the provisions of this Article for 
any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The 
provisions of this Article may be waived for any fiscal year in which 
the United States faces an imminent and serious military threat to 
national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by 
a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law.
    ``Section 5. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the 
United States except those derived from borrowing and total outlays 
shall include all outlays of the United States except those for the 
repayment of debt principal.
    ``Section 6. The amount of the debt of the United States held by 
the public as of the date this Article takes effect shall become a 
permanent limit on such debt and there shall be no increase in such 
amount unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of 
Congress shall have passed a bill approving such increase and such bill 
has become law.
    ``Section 7. All votes taken by the House of Representatives or the 
Senate under this Article shall be rollcall votes.
    ``Section 8. Congress shall enforce and implement this Article by 
appropriate legislation.
    ``Section 9. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal year 
2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its ratification, 
whichever is later.''.
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                                                   House Calendar No. 2

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. J. RES. 1

                           [Report No. 104-3]

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United 
                                States.

_______________________________________________________________________



                            January 18, 1995

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed