Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for separate Federal capital and operating budgets; would have required that only the operating budget be balanced; would have exempted Social Security from balanced budget calculations; and would have permitted Congress to waive the balanced budget provisions in times of war, military conflict, or recession.

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Amendment Number
19
Description
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for separate Federal capital and operating budgets; would have required that only the operating budget be balanced; would have exempted Social Security from balanced budget calculations; and would have permitted Congress to waive the balanced budget provisions in times of war, military conflict, or recession.
Purpose
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to establish a separate capital budget which requires that only the operating budget be balanced and exempts Social Security from balanced budget calculations. It does not include any of the supermajority requirements contained in H.J. Res. 1 but instead prohibits Congress from running a deficit except in specified circumstances of war, serious military threat, or recession.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jan 26, 1995
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Wise amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 138 - 291, 1 Present (Roll no. 44).
Latest Action Time
14:21:33
Submitted Date
Jan 26, 1995
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 19 — Informed