PUBLIC DEBT related term(s) Budget—U.S.

Amendments

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), H1365, H1405 [16MR], H1452, H1463, H1474 [17MR]

———reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (H.R. 4907), H8008, H8009, H8017 [12AU]

Analyses

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget, H1484-H1489 [17MR]

Articles and editorials

Amendment the Nation Needs, S1702 [23FE]

Amendment Would Bring Discipline, Accountability, S1703 [23FE]

Balanced Budget Amendment, Yes; Tax Increase, No, S3613 [24MR]

Balancing Budgets, S1730 [23FE]

Clinton and the Analysts—A $133 Billion Difference of Opinion, S1220 [9FE]

Congress v. the Framers—And Reason, S1731 [23FE]

Debating Deficit's Link to Economic Growth, S1218 [9FE]

Distorting the Constitution, S1731 [23FE]

Farewell to Majority Rule, S1732 [23FE]

Health Care Reform Is No Cure for Deficit, S87 [26JA]

Health Care Tax Reform, E1487 [19JY]

How To Make the Deficit Vanish as an Issue—And a Reality, S5200 [4MY]

Just When You Thought the Deficit Was Under Control, H9523 [22SE]

Large Tax Burden for Young Is Seen, S1217 [9FE]

No Other Recourse, E333 [3MR]

No Way To Cure a Deficit, S1730 [23FE]

Owe, Susannah, How Much the National Debt Will Make You Cry, E151 [9FE]

Sloppy Way To Govern, S1732 [23FE]

Taxpayers of Future Face 82% Wallop—Nightmare for Next Generation, S1309 [9FE]

Wrongheaded Amendment, S1983 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions

Anti-Hypocrisy Deficit Reduction Act: enact (see H.R. 4623), H4883 [22JN]

———enact (H.R. 4623), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H4883 [22JN]

Budget: balance (see S. 2273), S8381 [1JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 336), H1323 [11MR]

———deficit (see S. 1826, 2202; H.R. 3958, 4057), S770 [3FE], S7066 [16JN], H1057 [3MR], H1439 [16MR]

———exclude changes in tariffs from the paygo scoreboard and from certain points of order (see H.R. 4975), H8595 [17AU]

———outlay reduction process (see H.R. 4000), H1253 [10MR]

———provide a mechanism for dedicating spending cuts in discretionary spending programs to deficit reduction (see H.R. 5282), H11428 [7OC]

———reform baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (see H.R. 4434), H3521 [17MY]

———reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (see H.R. 4907, 4914), H7074 [5AU]

———reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (H.R. 4907), consideration (see H. Res. 512), H7298 [9AU]

GATT: budget cuts to compensate for decreased tariff revenues relative to implementation (see H. Res. 462), H4883 [22JN]

House of Representatives: require rollcall votes on passage of appropriations, revenue, or public debt limit legislation (see H. Res. 511), H7195 [8AU]

Senate: permit return of excess personal office funds to the Treasury for public debt reduction (see S. 1792, 1812), S54 [25JA], S430 [31JA]

Taxation: impose value added tax to reduce deficit and finance health care reform (see S. 2143), S6196 [23MY]

Comparisons

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Representatives Orton's and Stenholm's proposals relative to waiver requirements, H1381 [16MR]

Documents

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Congressional Record, S2108 [1MR]

Zero Deficit Plan: Concord Coalition, S1596-S1598 [22FE]

Excerpts

Constitution of 1787—A Commentary: George Anastaplo, H1405 [16MR]

Letters

Common Cents Budget Reform Act: Representatives Stenholm, Kasich, and Penny, S13307 [22SE]

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Griffin B. Bell, S1719 [23FE]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H1467 [17MR]

———Nicky Vejvoda, H1369 [16MR]

———Robert J. Myers, H1386 [16MR]

———several educators, S1719 [23FE]

Discretionary spending limits relative to the 1995 budget: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, and Robert E. Rubin, Executive Office of the President, H8012, H8015 [12AU]

———John Rother, American Association of Retired Persons, H8012 [12AU]

Entitlement spending: Senator Kohl, S3666 [24MR]

IRS compliance initiative activities effect on the deficit: Margaret Milner Richardson, IRS, S7113 [20JN]

———Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, S7113 [20JN]

Messages

Economic Report of the President: President Clinton, H676 [23FE]

Remarks in House

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H1062 [7MR], H1090 [9MR], H1341-H1343 [15MR], H1446 [17MR], E333 [3MR], E387 [9MR], E830 [3MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), H1326 [15MR], H1348, H1350-H1414 [16MR], H1451-H1498 [17MR], E488 [18MR], E523 [23MR], E551 [24MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), consideration (H. Res. 331), H1352-H1358 [16MR]

———deficit, H87 [1FE], H322 [8FE], H504 [11FE], H893 [1MR], H914 [2MR], H1063 [7MR], H1074 [8MR], H1091 [9MR], H1189, H1202-H1210, H1245 [10MR], H2163 [24MR], H2181 [12AP], H3882-H3886 [23MY], H4170 [8JN], H4774 [21JN], H5664, H5666 [14JY], H9773 [27SE], E151 [9FE]

———deficit (H.R. 3958), H1052 [3MR], H1090 [9MR]

———deficit (H.R. 4057), H1448 [17MR]

———reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (H.R. 4907), H8000-H8022 [12AU]

———reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (H.R. 4907), consideration (H. Res. 512), H7925-H7934 [11AU]

Constitutional amendments: balance (H.J. Res. 103), H1358 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H3658-H3665 [18MY]

Government: national objectives priority assignments, E215 [23FE]

House of Representatives: provide for unspent Member allowances be used for deficit reduction or available for small business loans (H.R. 2213), H202 [2FE]

Taxation: impose value added tax to reduce deficit and finance health care reform, E1487 [19JY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: deficit, S24 [25JA], S95 [26JA], S279 [27JA], S371 [28JA], S391 [31JA], S461 [1FE], S558 [2FE], S764 [3FE], S891, S947 [4FE], S1043 [7FE], S1127 [8FE], S1202-S1207, S1212-S1227, S1238-S1251, S1260, S1271, S1309 [9FE], S1325, S1383 [10FE], S1610 [22FE], S1679-S1686, S1690, S1696-S1714, S1717-S1734 [23FE], S1857 [24FE], S1943 [25FE], S2022 [28FE], S2095, S2164 [1MR], S2232 [2MR], S2341 [3MR], S2365 [7MR], S2437 [8MR], S2570 [9MR], S2771 [10MR], S2870 [11MR], S2960 [15MR], S3064 [16MR], S3115 [17MR], S3328 [21MR], S3487, S3488, S3490, S3491, S3492, S3542 [23MR], S3677 [24MR], S3923 [25MR], S4053 [11AP], S4163 [12AP], S4244 [13AP], S4390 [19AP], S4497 [20AP], S4605 [21AP], S4776 [25AP], S4791 [26AP], S4962 [2MY], S5025 [3MY], S5124, S5200 [4MY], S5213 [5MY], S5365 [6MY], S5383 [9MY], S5410 [10MY], S5488, S5548 [11MY], S5676 [12MY], S5725 [13MY], S5756 [16MY], S5777 [17MY], S5932 [18MY], S5985 [19MY], S6156 [23MY], S6287 [24MY], S6347 [25MY], S6451 [7JN], S6550 [8JN], S6643 [9JN], S6791 [10JN], S6832 [14JN], S6888 [15JN], S7056 [16JN], S7108 [20JN], S7166 [21JN], S7458 [22JN], S7484 [23JN], S7633 [24JN], S7667 [27JN], S7776 [28JN], S7952 [29JN], S8089 [30JN], S8331 [1JY], S8445 [11JY], S8547 [12JY], S8901 [13JY], S8943 [14JY], S9106 [15JY], S9140 [18JY], S9188, S9227 [19JY], S9271 [20JY], S9345 [21JY], S9562 [22JY], S9586 [25JY], S9661 [26JY], S9931 [27JY], S9980 [28JY], S10075 [29JY], S10216 [1AU], S10354 [2AU], S10528 [3AU], S10622 [4AU], S10717, S10852 [5AU], S10933 [8AU], S10965 [9AU], S11163 [10AU], S11319 [11AU], S11441 [12AU], S11792 [15AU], S11814 [16AU], S11914 [17AU], S12023 [18AU], S12141 [19AU], S12248 [22AU], S12295 [23AU], S12396, S12399, S12437, S12438 [24AU], S12614 [25AU], S12684 [12SE], S12801 [13SE], S12934 [14SE], S12955 [19SE], S13044 [21SE], S13118, S13265 [22SE], S13348 [26SE], S13576 [28SE], S13655 [29SE], S13817 [30SE], S13914 [3OC], S14045 [4OC], S14138 [5OC], S14368 [6OC], S14605, S14718 [7OC], S15171 [30NO], S15392 [1DE]

———deficit (S. 1826), S807, S811, S820 [3FE]

———entitlement spending, S3665 [24MR], S3826-S3842 [25MR]

———maintain discretionary spending at statutory cap levels, S3611-S3615 [24MR]

———outlay reductions (S. 1191), S5633 [12MY]

———reform baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (S. 2458), S13302, S13308 [22SE]

———status report, S278 [27JA], S1734 [23FE], S2166 [1MR], S2437 [8MR], S3113 [17MR], S3402 [22MR], S4159 [12AP], S4498 [20AP], S4793 [26AP], S5122 [4MY], S5410 [10MY], S5931 [18MY], S6287 [24MY], S6644 [9JN], S7166 [21JN], S7670 [27JN], S8017 [30JN], S8902 [13JY], S9270 [20JY], S9661 [26JY], S10353 [2AU], S10962 [9AU], S11813 [16AU], S12989 [20SE], S13385 [27SE], S15402 [1DE]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, S93 [26JA]

Federal employees: optional early retirement program (S. 797), S2022 [28FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S3830-S3842 [25MR]

Spending Reduction Commission: establish, S3587-S3593 [24MR], S5633 [12MY]

Taxation: impose value added tax to reduce deficit and finance health care reform (S. 2143), S6197 [23MY], S7721 [27JN]

Reports filed

Baseline Budgeting, Rescissions, Spending Cuts for Deficit Reduction, and Emergency Designation in Federal Budget Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 4907) (H. Rept. 103-688), H7298 [9AU]

Consideration of H.R. 4907, Baseline Budgeting, Rescissions, Spending Cuts for Deficit Reduction, and Emergency Designation in Budget Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 512) (H. Rept. 103-689), H7298 [9AU]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Lee H.: President's 1995 Budget, E213 [23FE]

Statements

Trust Fund Does Not Add to Deficit, S12409 [24AU]

Summaries

Common Cents Budget Reform Act (S. 2458), S13307 [22SE]

Discretionary spending limits relative to the 1995 budget (H.R. 4907): Stenholm/Penny/Kasich substitute amendment, H8012 [12AU]

Spending Reduction Commission, S5634 [12MY]

Tables

Budget deficits relative to congressional and Presidential plans, S3612 [24MR]

CBO projected gross Federal debt, fiscal year 1995-99, S3613 [24MR]

New spending in the Clinton budget plan, increases above 1994 levels, S1682 [23FE]

Projected gross Federal debt, fiscal year 1994-99, S3612 [24MR]

Projected gross Federal debt adjusted using 1980 interest rates, fiscal year 1995-99, S3613 [24MR]

Social Security trust funds, S2110 [1MR]

Source of deficit change since President Clinton took office, S1681 [23FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 331, consideration of H.J. Res. 103, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, H1352 [16MR]

H. Res. 512, consideration of H.R. 4907, reform of baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation, H7925 [11AU]

H.J. Res. 103, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, H1405 [16MR]

S. 1826, Deficit Reduction Act, S807-S811 [3FE]

S. 2458, Common Cents Budget Reform Act, S13304-S13307 [22SE]