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114TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. J. RES. 18
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution
of the United States.
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2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two3 thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol4 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con5 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all
6 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
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SECTION 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall
3 not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three4 fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall
5 provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts
6 by a roll call vote.
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19 during a fiscal year if, during that fiscal year or the pre20 ceding fiscal year, the economy of the United States grew
21 by less than an annualized rate of 0.0 percent in real gross
22 domestic product during 2 or more consecutive quarters
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