HJRES 58 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

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

Introduced Jul 13, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Ernest J. Istook Jr. R-OK

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 23, 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.

IntroducedJul 13, 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.

Cosponsors 143

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 13, 2005 to Sep 19, 2006, with 122 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-WY	Barbara Cubin	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-PA	Bill Shuster	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-CO	Bob Beauprez	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-SC	Bob Inglis	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-LA	Bobby Jindal	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-ID	C. L. (Butch) Otter	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-NH	Charles F. Bass	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-NC	Charles H. Taylor	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-PA	Charles W. Dent	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood	Original	Jul 13, 2005
D-TX	Chet Edwards	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-UT	Chris Cannon	Original	Jul 13, 2005
R-IN	Chris Chocola	Original	Jul 13, 2005

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Aug 23, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 13, 2005Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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

Subjects

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

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Jul 13, 2005Introduced in House

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