Date: July 17, 1990
Subject: Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment
Description: Passage of the joint resolution to propose an amendment to the Constitution to require a balanced budget, mandating that federal outlays not exceed estimated receipts in any fiscal year unless Congress approved a specific excess expenditure by a three-fifths vote. A two-thirds majority of those present and voting (286 in this case) was required for passage of a joint resolution.
Result: Failed, 279-150
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