S.J.Res.19 - A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 per centum of the gross national product of the United States during the previous calendar year.
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- Official: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 per centum of the gross national product of the United States during the previous calendar year. as introduced.
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10/1/2007--Introduced.Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits, except in time of a congressionally declared war, federal fiscal year expenditures from exceeding: (1) federal revenues for that fiscal year, except revenue received from the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the UOfficial Summary
10/1/2007--Introduced.Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits, except in time of a congressionally declared war, federal fiscal year expenditures from exceeding:
(1) federal revenues for that fiscal year, except revenue received from the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the United States; and
(2) 20% of the gross national product for the preceding calendar year. Authorizes suspension of these prohibitions by concurrent resolution approved by a three-fifths vote of each chamber.
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Island Breath: US vs. HI Supreme Court
That section, which contained only a single sen tence, stated that "enactment of S.J. Res. 19 will not result in any changes in existing law." Ibid. The legislation's sponsors made similar representa tions. For example, responding to a ...
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S.J.Res.19 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to ...
SJ Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the ...
SJ Res. 19 would propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any ...

U.S. Congress - S.J.Res.19 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States rela...



