HJRES 22 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

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

Introduced Feb 17, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Jim Cooper D-TN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 4, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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 17, 2005
  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.

Requires the appropriate congressional committees to report implementing legislation to achieve a balanced budget without increasing the receipts or reducing the disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to achieve that goal.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2005 to Jun 7, 2005, with 23 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-KYBen ChandlerOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-HIEd CaseOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-CAJim CostaOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-GAJohn BarrowOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-COJohn T. SalazarOriginalFeb 17, 2005
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalFeb 17, 2005
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
  2. Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Feb 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HJRES 74Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.Related billFeb 16, 2006
HJRES 98Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.Related billSep 28, 2006

Subjects

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

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