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National Debt Glossary

Balanced budget amendment

November 9, 2011 | Comments: 0

A proposal for a constitutional amendment mandating that federal expenditures not exceed federal revenues in any fiscal year.

Source: House Rules Committee

See also: Balanced budget; Budget deficit; Budget surplus

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