HJRES 22 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Introduced Feb 13, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Ernest J. Istook Jr. R-OK

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Latest action · Sep 22, 2004 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 13, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each House, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.

Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each House to increase the public debt limit.

Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.

Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of each House by rollcall vote.

Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict.

Cosponsors 133

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2003 to Dec 7, 2004; 96 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KYAnne M. NorthupOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-COBob BeauprezOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NCCharles H. TaylorOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-TXCharles W. StenholmOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-UTChris CannonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-INChris ChocolaOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-INDan BurtonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-LADavid VitterOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MTDenny RehbergOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-CADoug OseOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-CAGeorge RadanovichOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-ORGreg WaldenOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-AZJ. D. HayworthOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-ILJerry WellerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-SCJim DeMintOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-GAJim MarshallOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-KSJim RyunOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-COJoel HefleyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-FLJohn L. MicaOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-GAJohn LinderOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-TXLarry CombestOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NELee TerryOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MNMark R. KennedyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-FLMichael BilirakisOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-ARMike RossOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MIPeter HoekstraOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-ILPhilip M. CraneOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-UTRob BishopOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-KYRon LewisOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MOSam GravesOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-INSteve BuyerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-IASteve KingOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-KSTodd TiahrtOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-OKTom ColeOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-FLTom FeeneyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-CAWally HergerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-TNZach WampOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-KSDennis MooreFeb 25, 2003
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Feb 25, 2003
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesFeb 27, 2003
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettMar 4, 2003
R-NJScott GarrettMar 4, 2003
D-TNLincoln DavisMar 6, 2003
R-TXSam JohnsonMar 18, 2003
R-WIMark GreenMar 19, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsMar 19, 2003
R-NCCass BallengerApr 1, 2003
D-IALeonard L. BoswellApr 1, 2003
R-MNJim RamstadMay 1, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonMay 1, 2003
R-ILMark KirkMay 1, 2003
R-LARodney AlexanderMay 1, 2003
R-FLKatherine HarrisMay 6, 2003
R-MIDave CampMay 20, 2003
R-ALTerry EverettSep 11, 2003
R-COThomas G. TancredoOct 2, 2003
R-WIThomas E. PetriOct 7, 2003
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOct 15, 2003
R-WADoc HastingsOct 28, 2003
D-CAMike ThompsonOct 28, 2003
R-CAGary G. MillerOct 30, 2003
R-PAMelissa A. HartOct 30, 2003
R-VAJo Ann DavisNov 5, 2003
R-TXRandy NeugebauerNov 20, 2003
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJan 20, 2004
D-HIEd CaseFeb 6, 2004
R-NHJeb BradleyFeb 24, 2004
R-PABill ShusterApr 20, 2004
D-MDSteny H. HoyerJun 9, 2004
R-WYBarbara CubinSep 21, 2004
R-NHCharles F. BassSep 21, 2004
D-TXMax SandlinSep 21, 2004
D-TXMartin FrostOct 8, 2004
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsDec 7, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 13, 2003Markup Sep 22, 2004
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Feb 28, 2003Hearings Mar 6, 2003Markup May 1, 2003Reported May 1, 2003

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2004Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  2. May 1, 2003Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  3. May 1, 2003Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 3.
  4. Mar 6, 2003Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  5. Feb 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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In the Congressional Record 5

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDischarge petition H10238—Oct 30, 2003
HouseDischarge petition H7788—Jul 25, 2003
HouseDischarge petition H6604—Jul 10, 2003
HouseDischarge petition H6265—Jun 26, 2003
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E253Ernest J. Istook Jr. R-OKFeb 13, 2003

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
—BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT85 pagesJudiciary CommitteeMar 6, 2003

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 275Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 22) proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.Procedurally relatedJun 25, 2003

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2003Introduced in House

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