House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To require that the President transmit to the Congress, and that the congressional Budget Committees report, a balanced budget for each fiscal year.
Sponsor: Rep. John Bryant D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 5, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.
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
20 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 15 Democrats
4 of 20 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Michael Andrews (D-TX), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Dale Kildee (D-MI), William Lipinski (D-IL), Lynn Martin (R-IL), L. Payne (D-VA), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), Gerry Sikorski (D-MN), James Slattery (D-KS), Robert Whittaker (R-KS), Bob Wise (D-WV).
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Bryant.
- H.R. 1677 (101st) Children's Television Act of 1990
- H.R. 5 (101st) Foreign Ownership Disclosure Act of 1989
- H.R. 109 (101st) Cable Subscriber Protection Act of 1989
- H.R. 2406 (101st) Clearcutting Restraint Act of 1989
- H.R. 112 (101st) Public Utility Holding Company Modernization Act of 1989
- H.Con.Res. 161 (101st) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the States should retain authority to regulate alcohol beverages.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.