The Congress declares that prior to any vote to adopt in the first session of the 104th Congress a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced Federal budget, it is essential... It is essential that it set forth with specificity in the first session... the policies that achieving such a balanced Federal budget would require; and... enforce through the congressional budget process the requirement to achieve a balanced Federal budget.
Cord Byrd: “The Congress declares that prior to any vote to adopt in the first session of the 104th Congress a joint resolution…”
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Discussing proposed language for a constitutional amendment on a balanced Federal budget.
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