Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish separate capital and operating budgets for the Federal Government; require the operating budget to be in balance; exempt Social Security and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund from balanced budget calculations; and prohibit Congress from authorizing deficit spending, except in the case of war, serious military threat, or recession.

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Amendment Number
470
Description
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to establish separate capital and operating budgets for the Federal Government; require the operating budget to be in balance; exempt Social Security and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund from balanced budget calculations; and prohibit Congress from authorizing deficit spending, except in the case of war, serious military threat, or recession.
Purpose
An amendment in the nature of a substitute that would establish separate capital and operating federal budgets, only the latter of which would be required to be balanced. Social Security would be exempt from the provisions of the amendment. None of the supermajority provisions required by the original text and the other substitute amendments would be required to waive balanced budget provisions. The amendment would prohibit Congress from deficit spending, except in the case of war, serious military threat, or recession.
Congress
103
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 17, 1994
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Wise amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 111 - 318 (Roll no. 64).
Latest Action Time
15:14:12
Submitted Date
Mar 17, 1994
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 470 — Informed