[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 58 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 58

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 1995

Mr. Hoke introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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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), 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. Congress may not increase the limit on the debt of the 
United States held by the public without the approval of three-fifths 
of the whole number of each House of Congress.
    ``Section 2. No bill to increase tax revenue shall become law 
unless approved by three-fifths of the whole number of each House of 
Congress.
    ``Section 3. 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 4. Congress shall enforce and implement this Article by 
appropriate legislation.
    ``Section 5. 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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