A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Latest action · Nov 30, 2011 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-512.
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.
- IntroducedJun 29, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.
Prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding 18% of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the preceding calendar year unless Congress, by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess over such 18%.
Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.
Prohibits any bill from becoming law that imposes a new tax or increases the statutory rate of any tax or the aggregate amount of revenue, unless approved by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber.
Requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber to increase the federal debt limit.
Authorizes waivers of these requirements: (1) when a declaration of war is in effect against a nation-state and Congress, by a majority roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess; or (2) under other specified circumstances involving military conflict, if Congress, by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes such waiver.
Prohibits a federal or state court from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this article.
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 29, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jun 29, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2011Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-512.
- Jun 30, 2011Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 90.
- Jun 29, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Jun 29, 2011Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4235)
In the Congressional Record 9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4925 | John McCain R-AZ | Jul 27, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4663 | Daniel Coats R-IN | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4547 | John Barrasso R-WY | Jul 13, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4499, S4500, S4502 | Jeff Sessions R-AL, Mike Lee R-UT, Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Roger F. Wicker R-MS, Ron Johnson R-WI | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4408, S4420, S4426, S4432 | David Vitter R-LA, John Hoeven R-ND, Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX, Marco Rubio R-FL | Jul 7, 2011 |
Related bills 8
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2011Placed on Calendar Senate
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