Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jun 7, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2005 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4066 | Lincoln Davis D-TN | May 25, 2005 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 74 | Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | Related bill | Feb 16, 2006 |
| HJRES 98 | Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | Related bill | Sep 28, 2006 |
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.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
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