Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Latest action · Jan 3, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing.
The amendment prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding one-fifth of the economic output of the United States, unless two-thirds of each house of Congress provides for a specific increase above this amount.
The amendment requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit or to increase revenue. It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.
Congress is authorized to waive these requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2019 to Aug 25, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Jan 10, 2019 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jan 11, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Aug 25, 2020 |
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, 2019 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Jan 3, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 1, January 3, 2019, page H218.
Related bills 9
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
- Proposing a balanced budget 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.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced 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.
