[History of Bills, Volume 143 (1997)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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H.R. 898--A bill to achieve a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 
    2002 and each year thereafter, achieve significant deficit 
    reduction in fiscal year 1998 and each year through 2002, 
    establish a Board of Estimates, require the President's budget and 
    the congressional budget process to meet specified deficit 
    reduction and balance requirements, enforce those requirements 
    through a multiyear congressional budget process and, if 
    necessary, sequestration, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; Ways and Means; Rules, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.


By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself and Mr. Stenholm), H701 [27FE]

  Cosponsors added, H725 [4MR], H1019 [13MR], H3797 [12JN]