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SJRES 11 100th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance Balanced budgets Budget deficits Constitution and constitutional amendments Constitutional amendments Federal budgets

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to Federal balanced budget.

Introduced: January 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
May 25, 1988
Subcommittee on Constitution. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 23, 1988
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Feb 9, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Jan 6, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Federal outlays from exceeding Federal receipts in any fiscal year, unless the Congress provides for a specific excess by a three-fifths vote of both Houses. Prohibits a bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of the whole number of both Houses of Congress by roll call vote. Authorizes the Congress to waive this article for any year in which a declaration of war is in effect.

What's happening now August 10, 1988

Committee on Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 6, 1987
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 6, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 11: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to Federal balanced budget.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-11/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 11: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to Federal balanced budget.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-11/.
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S.J. Res. 11, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-11/.
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