CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Addresses

Balanced Budget Amendment: Representative Wayne Owens, 17613 [25JN]

Articles and editorials

Congress Must Pass Balanced-Budget Amendment, 3874 [19FE]

Out of Many, We Can Become One—English Language Amendment, 14632-14638 [4JN]

Proposition 2\1/2\—A Balanced-Budget Amendment That Really Works, 4393 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: legislative authority for States (see S.J. Res. 36)

———right to life (see S.J. Res. 27, 29, 31, 32; H.J. Res. 87, 103, 104)

Appropriations: line-item veto (see S.J. Res. 6, 38; H.J. Res. 238)

Budget: balanced (see S.J. Res. 4, 11, 50, 161; H.J. Res. 46, 72, 75, 76, 143, 321)

———procedures (see S.J. Res. 8, 25)

———requiring that outlays be a certain percentage of GNP (see H.J. Res. 184)

———tax limitations (see S.J. Res. 3, 112)

Capital punishment (see H.J. Res. 214)

Constitutional conventions: procedures (see S. 589)

Courts: impeachment of judges (see S.J. Res. 113)

———reconfirmation of Federal judges (see H.J. Res. 168)

———Federal judges tenure of office (see H.J. Res. 71)

———reform fourth amendment exclusionary rule (see H.R. 1334)

Cultural rights protection (see S.J. Res. 114)

Elections: limit campaign expenditures (see S.J. Res. 130; H.J. Res. 306)

———appointment of electors of President and Vice President by Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands (see H.J. Res. 217)

———campaign contributions and expenditures (see S.J. Res. 21, 166)

———contributions and expenditures intended to affect certain elections (see H.J. Res. 285)

———contributions and expenditures intended to affect congressional and Presidential elections (see H.J. Res. 273)

Employment: opportunity right (see H.J. Res. 118)

English: establish as official language (see S.J. Res. 13; H.J. Res. 83)

Equal rights (see S.J. Res. 1; H.J. Res. 1)

Government spending: appropriations balanced with revenues (see H.J. Res. 80)

House of Representatives: 4-year term of office and requirement for Member's candidacy for Senate seat (see H.J. Res. 128)

Members of Congress: limit tenure of office (see H.J. Res. 65, 71)

———limit terms (see S.J. Res. 79)

———prohibit determination of own compensation (see H.J. Res. 120)

———salaries (see H.J. Res. 62)

Prayer: public buildings (see H.J. Res. 47)

President: direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 5, 12)

———certain naturalized citizens to hold office (see H.J. Res. 229)

———line-item veto authority (see H.R. 804; H.J. Res. 117)

———terms of office (see H.J. Res. 6, 22, 66, 77, 156)

Presidential pardon (see H.J. Res. 358)

Public debt increases (see S.J. Res. 23)

Religion: equal access by voluntary groups in public schools (see H.J. Res. 161)

Silent prayer or reflection (see S.J. Res. 37)

States: \2/3\ agreement (see H.J. Res. 70)

———procedures for application for constitutional conventions (see H.R. 2964)

Supreme Court: 15-year terms for Justices (see H.J. Res. 177), 5258 [10MR]

Territories—U.S.: appointment of electors of President and Vice President by Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands (see H.J. Res. 217)

25th amendment: repeal (see H.J. Res. 187)

Vice Presidents of the U.S.: provide for direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 5, 12)

———certain naturalized citizens to hold office (see H.J. Res. 229)

———terms of office (see H.J. Res. 6, 22, 77, 156)

Court decisions

Dillion v. Gloss, 4287 [26FE]

Documents

Constitution: 25th amendment, 7773 [2AP]

Federalist Papers: Alexander Hamilton, 4287 [26FE]

———James Madison, 4285, 4287 [26FE]

Letters

Constitutional amendment on a balanced budget: Representative Fields and Craig, 29678 [28OC]

Lists

Cosponsors of H.J. Res. 321, balanced budget, 16578 [17JN]

Memorials of legislature

Montana, 11618 [7MY]

Utah, 7728 [1AP], 9736 [24AP]

Wisconsin, 25417 [28SE]

Wyoming, 25418 [28SE]

Quotations

Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson, 2144 [28JA]

Remarks in House

Balanced budget, 3873 [19FE], 5717 [16MR], 17612 [25JN], 18720 [1JY], 19664-19672 [14JY], 20793 [22JY], 31448 [9NO]

———(H.J. Res. 46), 928 [7JA]

———(H.J. Res. 143), 3269 [10FE], 6719 [25MR], 16564 [17JN]

———(H.J. Res. 321), 16574, 16577, 16592 [17JN], 20764-20775 [22JY], 21060 [23JY], 22993 [6AU], 27963, 27964 [15OC], 28177 [15OC], 32077 [17NO], 32874 [19NO], 33200 [20NO]

———(H.J. Res. 321), discharge petition, 26252 [1OC]

Courts: reconfirmation of Federal judges, 4733 [4MR]

Cultural and linguistic rights: protect (H.J. Res. 232), 8293 [7AP]

Elections: appointment of electors of President and Vice President by Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands (H.J. Res. 217), 7598 [31MR], 8552 [8AP]

———appointment of electors of President and Vice President by Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands (H.J. Res. 217), 7343 [31MR]

———contributions and expenditures (H.J. Res. 273), 11735 [7MY]

———contributions and expenditures intended to affect certain elections (H.J. Res. 285), 12742 [18MY]

English: establish as official language (H.J. Res. 83), 1087 [8JA], 13685 [21MY]

Members of Congress: salary increase, 3248 [10FE]

———terms of office (H.J. Res. 77), 818 [7JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: terms of office (H.J. Res. 77), 818 [7JA]

Public buildings: permit voluntary prayer (H.J. Res. 45), 892 [7JA]

Territories—U.S.: appointment of electors of President and Vice President by Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands (H.J. Res. 217), 8552 [8AP]

Vice Presidents of the U.S.: terms of office (H.J. Res. 77), 818 [7JA]

Women: equal rights, 901 [7JA]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: legislative authority for Congress and States (S.J. Res. 36), 2137, 2145 [28JA]

———right to life (S.J. Res. 27), 1874 [22JA]

———right to life (S.J. Res. 29), 1876 [22JA]

———right to life (S.J. Res. 31), 1866-1869 [22JA]

———right to life (S.J. Res. 32), 1866 [22JA]

Budget: balanced, 17926, 17939-17942, 17946-17953 [27JN]

———balanced (S.J. Res. 3), 755 [6JA]

———balanced (S.J. Res. 25), 1652 [21JA]

———balanced (S.J. Res. 161), 16405 [17JN]

———balanced (S.J. Res. 8), 760 [6JA]

———balanced (S.J. Res. 11), 763-768 [6JA]

Budget and tax limitations (S.J. Res. 112), 8761 [9AP]

Constitutional convention, 5870 [17MR]

Courts: impeachment of judges (S.J. Res. 113), 8761 [9AP]

Education: voluntary silent prayer (S.J. Res. 37), 2145-2147 [28JA]

Elections: campaign contributions and expenditures (S.J. Res. 130), 12618, 12619 [15MY]

———campaign contributions and expenditures (S.J. Res. 21), 1522 [20JA], 3424 [17FE]

English: official language of the U.S. (S.J. Res. 13), 771 [6JA], 14632 [4JN]

ERA (S.J. Res. 1), 751-753 [6JA]

Members of Congress: limit terms (S.J. Res. 79), 5171 [10MR]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer (S.J. Res. 7), 760 [6JA]

President: line-item veto authority (S.J. Res. 6), 757 [6JA]

Procedures: calling convention for proposing amendments (S. 589), 4284-4288 [26FE]

Public debt: \3/5\ vote of both Houses of Congress to increase, 1651 [21JA]

Races: protection of cultural rights (S.J. Res. 114), 8763 [9AP]

Reports

Budget Status Report: Committee on the Budget, 20776 [22JY]

Statements

Abortion: Bernard Nathanson, 2139 [28JA]

———Byron R. White, 2144 [28JA]

———Cyril H. Means, 2142 [28JA]

———E. Cok, 2142 [28JA]

———John H. Ely, 2144 [28JA]

———Lynn Wardle, 2140 [28JA]

———President Reagan, 2138 [28JA]

———Richard Stith, 2144 [28JA]

———William Blackstone, 2143 [28JA]

———William H. Rehnquist, 2144 [28JA]

Balanced Budget: Arthur Burns, 767 [6JA]

———Charles Baird, 767 [6JA]

———James Buchanan, 768 [6JA]

———President Reagan, 766 [6JA]

———Representative Ireland, 33200 [20NO]

———Roger Freeman, 768 [6JA]

Constitutional Convention, 4285 [26FE]

———Alexander Hamilton, 4288 [26FE]

———William Van Alstyne, 4285 [26FE]

Neutral Principles: Robert H. Bork (sundry), 26889 [7OC]

Tables

Months required for passage of constitutional amendments, 16621 [18JN]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 143, balanced budget, 3269 [10FE]

H.J. Res. 321, balanced budget, 16577 [17JN]

Right to life (proposal), 1868 [22JA]

S.J. Res. 1, affirm equal rights, 751 [6JA]

S.J. Res. 6, President's line-item veto authority, 758 [6JA]

S.J. Res. 7, voluntary school prayer, 760 [6JA]

S.J. Res. 8, constitutional amendment on balanced budget, 762 [6JA]

S.J. Res. 11, constitutional amendment on balanced budget, 765 [6JA]

S.J. Res. 13, English official language of the U.S., 771 [6JA]

S.J. Res. 23, requiring \3/5\ vote of both houses of Congress to increase public debt, 1652 [21JA]

S.J. Res. 27, right to life, 1875 [22JA]

S.J. Res. 29, right to life, 1876 [22JA]

S.J. Res. 31, right to life, 1869 [22JA]

S.J. Res. 32, right to life, 1869 [22JA]

S.J. Res. 79, limit congressional terms of office, 5172 [10MR]

S.J. Res. 113, impeachment of judges, 8763 [9AP]

S.J. Res. 130, election campaign expenditures, 12619 [15MY]

S.J. Res. 161, balanced budget, 16406 [17JN]

S.J. Res. 166, campaign contributions and expenditures, 16817 [19JN], 22839 [6AU]

Transcripts

Amend Constitution To Require Balanced Budget—Past Legislation, 764 [6JA]