[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S2664]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                BALANCED BUDGET CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

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                  BOXER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 240

  Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. 
Inouye, Mr. Akaka, and Mrs. Murray) proposed an amendment to the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 1) proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States; as follows:

       At the end of Section 5, add the following: ``The 
     provisions of this article may be waived by a majority vote 
     in each House of those present and voting for any fiscal year 
     in which outlays occur as a result of a declaration made by 
     the President (and a designation by the Congress) that a 
     major disaster or emergency exists.''
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                HOLLINGS (AND SPECTER) AMENDMENT NO. 241

  Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Specter) proposed an amendment to 
the joint resolution, House Joint Resolution 1, supra; as follows:

       On page 1, beginning on line 3, strike ``That the'' and all 
     that follows through line 9, and insert the following: ``That 
     the following articles are proposed as amendments to the 
     Constitution, all or any of which articles, when ratified by 
     three-fourths of the legislatures, shall be valid, to all 
     intents and purposes, as part of the Constitution:''.
       On page 3, immediately after line 11, insert the following:


                              ``article--

       ``Section. 1. Congress shall have power to set reasonable 
     limits on expenditures made in support of or in opposition to 
     the nomination or election of any person to Federal office.
       ``Section. 2. Each State shall have power to set reasonable 
     limits on expenditures made in support of or in opposition to 
     the nomination or election of any person to State office.
       ``Section. 3. Each local government of general jurisdiction 
     shall have power to set reasonable limits on expenditures 
     made in support of or in opposition to the nomination or 
     election of any person to office in that government. No State 
     shall have power to limit the power established by this 
     section.
       ``Section. 4. Congress shall have power to implement and 
     enforce this article by appropriate legislation.''.
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                    JOHNSTON AMENDMENTS NOS. 242-243

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. JOHNSTON submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the joint resolution House Joint Resolution 1, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 242

       On page 3, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       ``Section 7. The judicial power of the United States courts 
     shall extend to any case or controversy arising under this 
     Article.
       ``Section 8. Any person may commence an action for 
     appropriate redress in any federal court of competent 
     jurisdiction to enforce this Article.''
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                           Amendment No. 243

       At the end of Section 6, add the following:
       ``The power of any court to order relief pursuant to any 
     case or controversy arising under this article shall not 
     extend to ordering any remedies other than a declaratory 
     judgment or such remedies as are specifically authorized in 
     implementing legislation pursuant to this section.''
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                JOHNSTON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 244

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. JOHNSTON (for himself, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Boxer, and 
Mr. Pryor) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to 
the joint resolution House Joint Resolution 1, supra; as follows:

       At the end of Section 6, add the following:
       ``No court shall have the power to order relief pursuant to 
     any case or controversy arising under this article, except as 
     may be specifically authorized in implementing legislation 
     pursuant to this section.''
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                    JOHNSTON AMENDMENTS NOS. 245-247

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. JOHNSTON submitted three amendments intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution, House Joint Resolution 1, supra; as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 245

       On page 3, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       ``Section   . Nothing in this article shall authorize the 
     President to impound funds appropriated by Congress by law, 
     or to impose taxes, duties, or fees.''
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                           Amendment No. 246

       On page 1, lines 4 and 5, strike ``is proposed as an 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which'' 
     and insert ``shall be proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States and submitted to the States 
     for ratification upon the enactment of legislation specifying 
     the means for enforcing the provisions of the amendment, 
     which amendment''.
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                           Amendment No. 247

       At the end of Section 6, add the following:
       ``The judicial power of the United States shall not extend 
     to any case or controversy arising under this article, except 
     for cases or controversies seeking to define the terms used 
     herein, or directed exclusively at implementing legislation 
     adopted pursuant to this section.''
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                       BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 248

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be propose by him to 
the joint resolution, House Joint Resolution 1, supra; as follows:

       On page 3, strike lines 9 through 11, and insert the 
     following:
       ``Section 8. This article shall take effect beginning with 
     the later of the following:
       ``(1) fiscal year 2002;
       ``(2) the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification; or
       ``(3) the end of the first continuous seven-year period 
     starting after the adoption of the joint resolution of 
     Congress proposing this article during which period there is 
     not in effect any statute, rule, or other provision that 
     requires more than a majority of a quorum in either House of 
     Congress to approve either revenue increases or spending 
     cuts.''.
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                    FEINGOLD AMENDMENTS NOS. 249-250

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FEINGOLD submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the joint resolution House Joint Resolution 1, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 249

       On page 2, line 6 after ``vote'' insert: ``or unless 
     Congress shall provide by law that an accumulated budget 
     surplus of not to exceed 1 percent of total outlays for a 
     fiscal year shall be available to offset outlays to the 
     extent necessary to provide that outlays for that fiscal year 
     do not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year''.
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                           Amendment No. 250

       On page 2, line 3 after ``not exceed'' insert: ``99 per 
     centum of''.
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                  LEAHY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 251

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Bumpers) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by them to the joint resolution, 
House Joint Resolution 1, supra; as follows:

       On page 1, line 4, strike ``is proposed as an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States, which'' and inserting 
     ``shall be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of 
     the United States and submitted to the States for 
     ratification upon the completion by the General Accounting 
     Office of a detailed analysis of the impact of the article on 
     the economy and budget of each State and''.
       At the end of section 3, add the following: ``The President 
     shall include with the proposed budget a report detailing the 
     impact of the budget on the economy and budget of each 
     State.''.
     

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