Senate Roll Call 20, 105th Congress · February 27, 1997

To provide that only Congress shall have authority to enforce the provisions of the balanced budget constitutional amendment, unless Congress passes legislation specifically granting enforcement authority to the President or State or Federal courts. — (SENATE TABLED LEAHY (FOR KENNEDY) AMENDMENT NO. 10, TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY CONGRESS SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE BALANCED BUDGET CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, UNLESS CONGRESS PASSES LEGISLATION SPECIFICALLY GRANTING ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY TO THE PRESIDENT OR STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS. .)

Question before the chamber: On the Motion to Table

61 yea · 39 nayMotion to Table Agreed to

Democrat7 yea · 38 nay

Republican53 yea · 0 nay

Independent1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S.J.Res. 1 ↗

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget.

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 & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored
excluded:model-unclear (0.80) This amendment concerns constitutional enforcement authority, not direct spending amounts.
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 (61)

Nay (39)

Not voting or present (0)

None

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