Date: October 1, 1982
Subject: Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment
Description: Passage of the joint resolution to propose an amendment to the Constitution to require Congress to adopt a balanced federal budget every year, except in time of war, unless a three-fifths majority of Congress agreed to deficit spending.
Result: Joint Resolution Defeated, 236-187
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