HJRES 12 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.

Introduced Jan 3, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Tom McClintock R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 11, 2017 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the U.S. government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each house of Congress.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2017 to Mar 13, 2018, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 3, 2017
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJan 3, 2017
R-ARBruce WestermanMar 13, 2018
R-WIGlenn GrothmanMar 13, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 11, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  2. Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Jan 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House

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