Date: August 4, 1982
Subject: Balanced Budget Amendment
Description: Passage of the joint resolution to propose an amendment to the Constitution to require a balanced budget at the beginning of each fiscal year unless a three-fifths majority of Congress agreed to deficit spending. The amendment could be waived during the time of a declared war.
Result: Joint Resolution Passed, 69-31
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