Proposing a spending limit amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Latest action · Aug 25, 2011 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 21, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total outlays (except those for payment of debt) for a year from exceeding the average annual revenue (except that derived from borrowing) collected in the three prior years, adjusted in proportion to changes in population and inflation.
Requires a three-fourths roll call vote of each chamber to declare an emergency and provide by law for specific outlays in excess of such limit.
Requires the declaration to specify reasons for the emergency designation and to limit the period in which outlays may exceed such limit to no longer than one year.
Requires all revenue in excess of outlays: (1) to reduce the federal debt; and (2) upon the retirement of such debt, to be held by the Treasury to be used for the specific outlays in excess of such limit.
Prescribes a formula for reducing outlays over ten years.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2011 to Oct 12, 2011; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-IL | Joe Walsh | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-FL | Steve Southerland II | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Jul 26, 2011 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Jul 26, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Aug 1, 2011 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Aug 1, 2011 | |
| R-AZ | Benjamin Quayle | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Sep 26, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Sep 26, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 12, 2011 |
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 Jul 21, 2011 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Aug 25, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Jul 21, 2011Introduced in House
- Jul 21, 2011Referred 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 | Lists H5374H.J. Res. 73 | — | Jul 21, 2011 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5374.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 81 | Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | Related bill | Oct 24, 2011 |
| HJRES 102 | Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | Related bill | Feb 16, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Proposing a spending limit 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.
- Jul 21, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
