Reading Room Document

Constitutionality of a Joint Resolution Requiring the President to Propose a Balanced Budget Every Year

A proposed joint resolution requiring the President annually to propose a budget in which estimated expenditures do not exceed estimated receipts, if made effective, would be invalid. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/20736/download.

August 16, 1955