H J Res 103 - Balanced Budget Amendment - Key Vote

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Hal Rogers voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.

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Stages

March 17, 1994 House Joint Resolution Failed
Feb. 4, 1993 Introduced

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Issues

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Note

NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER OF CONGRESS, AND RATIFICATION BY THREE-FOURTHS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURES WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF THE DATE THE AMENDMENT WAS SUBMITTED.

Stage Details

Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Failed (House) (271-153) - March 17, 1994 (Key vote)

Title: Balanced Budget Amendment

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a joint resolution that proposes an amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced budget.

Highlights:

-Prohibits total Federal outlays, or total amount spent by the Federal government, from exceeding the total collected from receipts for each fiscal year, unless a three-fifths majority from both the House and Senate authorize a specific excess. -Requires the President to submit to Congress a proposed balanced budget prior to each fiscal year. -Allows for provisions of the amendment to be waived if the United States is engaged in a war or if the House and Senate adopt a joint resolution declaring that provisions must be waived if the U.S. has an "imminent and serious military threat to national security" due to a military conflict. -Prohibits Federal revenues rates from rising faster than national income rates, unless a three-fifths majority from both the House and Senate authorize a specific tax increase raising revenue rates. -Indicates that this amendment shall begin with fiscal year 2001 or the second fiscal year following ratification.

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Full Bill Text

Legislation-Joint Resolution - Introduced (House) - Feb. 4, 1993

Title: Balanced Budget Amendment

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Co-sponsors

Wayne A. Allard (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert E. 'Rob' Andrews (NJ - D)
Michael A. Andrews (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
William Reynolds 'Bill' Archer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Jim Bacchus (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
Henry Scott 'Scotty' Baesler (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
William P. 'Bill' Baker (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
James 'Jim' Barcia (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
William E. 'Bill' Barrett (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
Herbert H. 'Herb' Bateman (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
Helen Delich Bentley (MD - ) (Out Of Office)
Douglas K. 'Doug' Bereuter (NE - ) (Out Of Office)
Tom Bevill (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
James H. Bilbray (NV - D) (Out Of Office)
Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Thomas J. 'Tom' Bliley Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
Peter I. Blute (MA - R) (Out Of Office)
Sherwood L. 'Sherry' Boehlert (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
John A. Boehner (OH - R)
Henry Bonilla (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Bill Brewster (OK - D) (Out Of Office)
Glen Browder (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
John Bryant (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
Jim Bunning (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
Stephen E. 'Steve' Buyer (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
Herbert L. 'Sonny' Callahan (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R)
Charles T. Canady (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Michael N. 'Mike' Castle (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
Jim Chapman (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
Robert N. 'Bob' Clement (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
William F. Clinger (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
John Howard Coble (NC - R)
Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
Larry Ed Combest (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
Gary A. Condit (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
Jim Cooper (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
Sam Coppersmith (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
Jerry F. Costello (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
Michael D. 'Mike' Crapo (ID - ) (Out Of Office)
Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Patsy Ann 'Pat' Danner (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
George W. 'Buddy' Darden III (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
Peter A. DeFazio (OR - D)
E. Kika de la Garza (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Butler Derrick (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
Peter Deutsch (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Jay W. Dickey (AR - ) (Out Of Office)
Calvin M. 'Cal' Dooley (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert K. 'Bob' Dornan (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
David T. Dreier (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
Thomas 'Chet' Edwards (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
Bill Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
Glenn Lee English Jr. (OK - D) (Out Of Office)
Karan English (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
Thomas W. Ewing (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Harris W. Fawell (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Jack M. Fields Jr. (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Hamilton Fish Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
Tillie K. Fowler (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert D. 'Bob' Franks (NJ - ) (Out Of Office)
Gary A. Franks (CT - ) (Out Of Office)
Jonas 'Martin' Frost III (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Dean A. Gallo (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
George W. Gekas (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Pete Geren (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
Sam M. Gibbons (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Newton Leroy 'Newt' Gingrich (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
Dan Glickman (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
William F. 'Bill' Goodling (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Bart Gordon (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
Porter J. Goss (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
Rodney 'Rod' Grams (MN - ) (Out Of Office)
Fred Grandy (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
Steven C. 'Steve' Gunderson (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
Melton D. 'Mel' Hancock (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
James V. Hansen (UT - ) (Out Of Office)
Jane Harman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
J. Dennis 'Denny' Hastert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
James A. 'Jimmy' Hayes (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
Joel Hefley (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
W.G. 'Bill' Hefner (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
Paul B. Henry (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
David Lee 'Dave' Hobson (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
Martin R. Hoke (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Stephen 'Steve' Horn (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Amory 'Amo' Houghton Jr. (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
Steny H. Hoyer (MD - D)
Michael Huffington (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Duncan L. Hunter (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Y. Tim Hutchinson (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
Earl Hutto (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert 'Bob' Inglis Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
James M. 'Jim' Inhofe (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
Andrew 'Andy' Jacobs Jr. (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
Timothy Peter 'Tim' Johnson (SD - D) (Out Of Office)
Nancy L. Johnson (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
Don Johnson (GA - D) (Out Of Office)
Harry A. Johnston (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
Marcy Kaptur (OH - D)
John Richard Kasich (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Joseph P. 'Joe' Kennedy II (MA - ) (Out Of Office)
Jay C. Kim (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
Jack Kingston (GA - R)
Scott L. Klug (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
James T. 'Jim' Kolbe (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
Jon Kyl (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
H. Martin Lancaster (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
Tom Lantos (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
Larry LaRocco (ID - D) (Out Of Office)
Greg Laughlin (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Rick A. Lazio (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
James A. 'Jim' Leach (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
David A. Levy (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
Tom Lewis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Jerry Lewis (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
James Ross 'Jim' Lightfoot (IA - ) (Out Of Office)
Blanche Lambert Lincoln (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
William O. Lipinski (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
Robert L. 'Bob' Livingston (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
Marilyn Lloyd (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
Jill Lynette Long (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
Ronald K. Machtley (RI - R) (Out Of Office)
David S. Mann (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Romano L. Mazzoli (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
Al McCandless (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Frank McCloskey (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
Bill McCollum (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
James O. 'Jim' McCrery III (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
Dave McCurdy (OK - D) (Out Of Office)
Joseph M. McDade (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
John M. McHugh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
Scott McInnis (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
J. Alex McMillan (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
Martin T. 'Marty' Meehan (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
Jan Meyers (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
John L. Mica (FL - R)
Robert H. Michel (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Dan Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
David Minge (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
Susan Molinari (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
G.V. 'Sonny' Montgomery (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
Carlos J. Moorhead (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
James P. 'Jim' Moran Jr. (VA - D)
Austin J. Murphy (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
John T. Myers (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
Stephen L. 'Steve' Neal (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
James A. 'Jim' Nussle (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
Solomon P. Ortiz Sr. (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Ronald C. 'Ron' Packard (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Frank J. Pallone Jr. (NJ - D)
Paul Michael 'Mike' Parker (MS - ) (Out Of Office)
William 'Bill' Paxon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
Lewis F. Payne Jr. (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
Timothy J. Penny (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
Douglas Brian 'Pete' Peterson (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R)
J.J. 'Jake' Pickle (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
Richard W. Pombo (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
John Edward Porter (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert J. 'Rob' Portman (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Glenn W. Poshard (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
James H. 'Jimmy' Quillen (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
Jack Quinn (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
Arthur Ravenel Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
Ralph S. Regula (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
Thomas J. 'Tom' Ridge (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Charles Patrick 'Pat' Roberts (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
Timothy 'Tim' Roemer (IN - ) (Out Of Office)
Harold 'Hal' Rogers (KY - R)
Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R)
Toby Roth (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
Marge S. Roukema (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
J. Roy Rowland (GA - D) (Out Of Office)
Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
George E. Sangmeister (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
Richard J. 'Rick' Santorum (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Bill Sarpalius (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
H. James 'Jim' Saxton (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
Daniel L. 'Dan' Schaefer (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
Lynn Schenk (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
Steven H. 'Steve' Schiff (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
Philip R. Sharp (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Karen Shepherd (UT - D) (Out Of Office)
E.G. 'Bud' Shuster (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Norman Sisisky (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
Joseph R. 'Joe' Skeen (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
Ike Skelton (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
Robert F. 'Bob' Smith (OR - R) (Out Of Office)
Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
Nick Smith (MI - ) (Out Of Office)
Olympia Jean Snowe (ME - R) (Out Of Office)
Gerald B.H. 'Jerry' Solomon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
Floyd Davidson Spence (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
John M. Spratt Jr. (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert Lee 'Bob' Stump (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
Don Sundquist (TN - ) (Out Of Office)
Richard N. 'Dick' Swett (NH - ) (Out Of Office)
James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
John Tanner (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
William J. 'Billy' Tauzin (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
Gene Taylor (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
Charles H. Taylor (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
Craig Thomas (WY - ) (Out Of Office)
William M. 'Bill' Thomas (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Peter G. Torkildsen (MA - ) (Out Of Office)
Robert G. 'Bob' Torricelli (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
James A. 'Jim' Traficant Jr. (OH - ) (Out Of Office)
Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
Itimous Thaddeus 'Tim' Valentine Jr. (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
Barbara F. Vucanovich (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
Robert S. Walker (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
James T. 'Jim' Walsh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
W. Curtis 'Curt' Weldon (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Charles Wilson (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R)
Donald E. 'Don' Young (AK - R)
Charles William 'Bill' Young (FL - R)
Bill Zeliff (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
Richard 'Dick' Zimmer (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)

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