Senate Roll Call 1127

95th Congress · 1978-10-13

H.R. 50: TO MODIFY PROXMIRE AMENDMENT #2102 TO H.R. 50, THE FULL EMPLOYMENT AND BALNCED GROWTH ACT OF 1979. THE MUSKIE MODIFYING AMENDMENT LIMITS FEDERAL SPENDING TO A PERCENTAGE OF THE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT (GNP) THAT IS THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PERCENTAGE THAT IS STILL CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL NEEDS AND PRIORITIES. THE PROXMIRE AMENDMENT LIMITS FEDERAL SPENDING TO NO MORE THAN 21% OF THE GNP IN 1981 AND 20% OF THE GNP IN 1983.