House joint resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restrict annual deficits by limiting the public debt of the United States and requiring a favorable vote of the people on any law to exceed such limits.
Sponsor: Rep. Owen Pickett D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 5, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Owen Pickett.
- H.R. 3972 (105th) To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from charging State and local government agencies…
- H.R. 429 (105th) NATO Special Immigrant Amendments of 1998
- H.R. 4669 (105th) Military Retired Pay Restoration Act of 1998
- H.Con.Res. 33 (105th) To express the sense of the Congress that the Bureau of Labor Statistics should develop and publish monthly a cost of living index.
- H.Con.Res. 34 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should submit a National Energy Policy Plan to Congress.
- H.Con.Res. 7 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of Panama…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.