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H J Res 103 - Balanced Budget Amendment - Key Vote
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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.
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Introduced (House) - Feb. 4, 1993
Title: Balanced Budget Amendment
Sponsors
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Stenholm (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
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)
