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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to require that the President transmit to the Congress, and that the congressional Budget Committees report, a balanced budget for each fiscal year.

H.R. 311Introduced Jan 6, 1987Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. John Bryant D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 23, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

22 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 20 Democrats

1 of 22 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Michael Andrews (D-TX), Jim Bates (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Walter Jones (D-NC), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Stephen Neal (D-NC), James Olin (D-VA), Donald Pease (D-OH), Charles Rose (D-NC), James Scheuer (D-NY), Gerry Sikorski (D-MN), Allen Swift (D-WA), Robert Tallon (D-SC), Wes Watkins (R-OK).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Bryant.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-5 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.