Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Latest action · Jan 25, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2013
- 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 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 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2013 to May 1, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Mar 6, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | May 1, 2014 |
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 Jan 3, 2013 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
- Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 H38.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 6 | Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | Related bill | Jan 25, 2013 |
| SJRES 7 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. | Related bill | Feb 13, 2013 |
| HJRES 35 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to balance the Federal budget. | Related bill | Apr 8, 2013 |
| HJRES 49 | Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | Related bill | Jul 15, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Jan 3, 2013Introduced 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.
