Only twice in the last 15 years has Congress been able to complete all 13 of the annual appropriations bills by the end of the fiscal year, and this year is no exception. To address this uncompleted business, the 108th Congress will reconvene Nov. 16 to begin a post-election lame-duck session.

The full House Judiciary Committee met on September 22 to consider, once again, the ill-conceived constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H. J. RES. 22). The issue will most likely be revisited by the House Committee sometime next week, although it is currently unknown exactly when. Regardless of one’s opinions about the wisdom of balancing the budget or running massive deficits, the Balanced Budget Amendment is exceptionally bad economic policy. Download Press Statement - (.pdf, 1pp) Download Factsheet - (.pdf, 1pp) Take Action!