119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 13, 2025
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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Latest action (Jan 13, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Economics and Public Finance
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 13, 2025)
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 two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing.
The amendment also requires the President to submit an annual budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Budget deficits and national debt · Budget process · Constitution and constitutional amendments · Legislative rules and procedure · Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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