[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S.J. Res. 14 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 14

 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to Federal budget 
                              procedures.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 10, 1995

  Mr. Exon introduced the following joint resolution; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to Federal budget 
                              procedures.

    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 if 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years after its submission to the States for ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall submit 
to the Congress a proposed statement of revenues and appropriations for 
the coming fiscal year and shall recommend to the consideration of 
Congress such measures as the President shall judge necessary to assure 
that appropriations do not exceed revenues for that fiscal year.
    ``Section 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the Congress shall approve 
a proposed statement of revenues and appropriations for the coming 
fiscal year and shall adopt measures necessary to assure that 
appropriations do not exceed revenues for that fiscal year.
    ``Section 3. No bill which causes appropriations to exceed revenues 
for a fiscal year shall become law unless passed by two-thirds of the 
Senate and House of Representatives.
    ``Section 4. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article 
for any fiscal year in which a declaration of national emergency is in 
effect.
    ``Section 5. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this 
article by appropriate legislation.
    ``Section 6. This article shall become effective beginning with the 
later of--
            ``(1) the second fiscal year to begin after its 
        ratification, or
            ``(2) fiscal year 2002.''.
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