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House Roll Call 655, 103rd Congress · March 16, 1994

H.J.R.103 BY STENHOLM (D-TX) -- CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AMENDMENT BALANCED BUDGET (HOUSE REJECTED THE KYL AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO LIMIT FEDERAL OUTLAYS TO 19 PERCENT OF THE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT FOR THAT YEAR, UNLESS THE REQUIREMENT IS WAIVED BY A THREE-FIFTHS (60 PERCENT) MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE; AND TO AUTHORIZE A PRESIDENTIAL "LINE ITEM" VETO OF ANY BILL CONTAINING ANY ITEM OF SPENDING AUTHORITY.)

Question before the chamber: On Agreeing to the Amendment

179 yea · 237 nayFailed17 not voting or present
Democrat13 yea · 226 nay
Republican166 yea · 15 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.J.Res. 103 ↗

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.

Policy area: Economics and Public Finance — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal restraint”

    model(0.95): A yes vote limits spending to 19 percent of GNP, promoting fiscal restraint.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Economics and Public Finance

    Axis: Fiscal expansion ← → Fiscal restraint

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (179)

Nay (242)

Not voting or present (17)

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