Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002; reduce non-defense discretionary funding by an additional $109 billion over five years and increase tax cuts by the same amount; and would have allowed a point of order to be raised against any measure, motion, or conference report that would cause outlays to exceed total receipts in fiscal year 2002, although the provision could be waived in time of war by a majority vote of both houses.

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Amendment Number
124
Description
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to provide for a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002; reduce non-defense discretionary funding by an additional $109 billion over five years and increase tax cuts by the same amount; and would have allowed a point of order to be raised against any measure, motion, or conference report that would cause outlays to exceed total receipts in fiscal year 2002, although the provision could be waived in time of war by a majority vote of both houses.
Purpose
An amendent in the nature of a substitute reduce non-defense discretionary funding by an additional $109 billion over five years and increasing tax cuts by a comensurate amount. The amendment would allow a point of order to be raised against any measure, motion, or conference report that would cause outlays to exceed total receipts in fiscal year 2002, although the provision could be waived in time of war by a majority vote of both houses.
Congress
105
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 21, 1997
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Doolittle amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 119 - 313 (Roll no. 144).
Latest Action Time
01:11:38
Submitted Date
May 21, 1997
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 124 — Informed