House joint resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 1997
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- 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
25 cosponsors — 25 Democrats
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), William Clay (D-MO), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Lipinski (D-IL), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James Maloney (D-CT), Frank Mascara (D-PA), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), James Oberstar (D-MN), Major Owens (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Tom Sawyer (D-OH), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Robert Scott (D-VA), Pete Stark (D-CA), Melvin Watt (D-NC), Albert Wynn (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Wise.
- H.Res. 84 (105th) Designating minority membership on certain standing committees of the House.
- H.R. 3690 (105th) Clean Air Common Sense Act
- H.R. 4136 (105th) Clean Air Common Sense Act
- H.R. 1793 (105th) To suspend temporarily the duty on Pyrithiobac Sodium.
- H.R. 1897 (105th) To suspend temporarily the duty on KN001 (a hydrochloride).
- H.R. 2672 (105th) Tuition Investment Planning Protection Act of 1997
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.