105th Congress / Bills / S J RES 1

Title

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget.

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Balanced budgets | Budget deficits | Budgets | Congress | Congressional voting | Constitution -- U.S. | Constitutional amendments | Debt limit | Federal budgets | Income tax | Legislation | Politics and government | Record votes | Tax rates | Taxation

Votes on this bill

Date	Chamber	Result	Vote
3/4/97	Senate	Defeated	Session 1, roll call 24: On the Joint Resolution s.j.res.1; A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget.
2/27/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 23: On the Motion to Table motion to table the bumpers motion to refer; A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget.
2/27/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 22: On the Motion to Table motion to table feingold amendment no. 14; To permit the use of an accumulated surplus to balance the budget during any fiscal year.
2/27/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 21: On the Motion to Table motion to table feingold amendment no. 13; To require approval of the amendment in 3 years.
2/27/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 20: On the Motion to Table motion to table kennedy amendment no. 10; To provide that only Congress shall have authority to enforce the provisions of the balanced budget constitutional amendment, unless Congress passes legislation specifically granting enforcement authority to the President or State or Federal courts.
2/27/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 19: On the Motion to Table motion to table graham amendment no. 7; To strike the limitation on debt held by the public.
2/26/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 18: On the Motion to Table motion to table boxer amdt no 16; To provide Federal assistance to supplement State and local efforts to alleviate the damage, loss, hardship and suffering caused by disasters or emergencies by exempting spending that is designated emergency requirements by both the President and the Congress.
2/26/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 17: On the Motion to Table motion to table dorgan amdt no 17; To propose a substitute amendment.
2/26/97	Senate	Rejected	Session 1, roll call 16: On the Amendment torricelli amdt no. 15; To permit limited waiver during economic emergencies and allow a capital budget.
2/26/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 15: On the Motion to Table motion to table feinstein amdt no 11; In the nature of a substitute.
2/25/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 14: On the Motion to Table motion to table reid amendment no. 8; To require that the outlay and receipt totals of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds not be included as a part of the budget totals.
2/24/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 12: On the Motion to Table motion to table byrd amdt no 6; To strike the reliance on estimates and receipts.
2/12/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 10: On the Motion to Table motion to table dodd amdt no. 4; To simplify the conditions for a declaration of an imminent and serious threat to national security.
2/11/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 8: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Wellstone Amendment no.3; To state the policy of the United States that, in achieving a balanced budget, Federal outlays should not be reduced in a manner that disproportionately affects outlays for education, nutrition, and health programs for poor children.
2/10/97	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 7: On the Motion to Table motion to table the Durbin amdt (SP 2) to s.j.res.1; To allow waiver of the article in the event of an economic recession or serious economic emergency.