HJRES 81 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

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

Introduced Oct 14, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Justin Amash R-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 24, 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.

  1. IntroducedOct 14, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 two-thirds 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 59

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 14, 2011 to Dec 4, 2012, with 30 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-COCory GardnerOriginalOct 14, 2011
R-INDan BurtonOriginalOct 14, 2011
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalOct 14, 2011
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalOct 14, 2011
D-NCHeath ShulerOriginalOct 14, 2011
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalOct 14, 2011
D-COJared PolisOriginalOct 14, 2011
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalOct 14, 2011
R-ILJoe WalshOriginalOct 14, 2011
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalOct 14, 2011
R-CAJohn CampbellOriginalOct 14, 2011
R-KSKevin YoderOriginalOct 14, 2011
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalOct 14, 2011
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalOct 14, 2011
R-INMarlin A. StutzmanOriginalOct 14, 2011
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 24, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
  2. Oct 14, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Oct 14, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HJRES 73Proposing a spending limit amendment to the Constitution of the United States.Related billAug 25, 2011
HJRES 102Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.Related billFeb 16, 2012

Subjects

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

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  1. Oct 14, 2011Introduced in House

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