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Proposing a amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a two-thirds vote to pass legislation that would result in a deficit in the budget of the United States for any fiscal period.

Introduced: June 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jul 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 20, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - Requires a two-thirds vote in each House of Congress to pass legislation that would result in a budget deficit for any fiscal period, with exceptions in case of war or a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious threat to national security.
What's happening now July 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 20, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 53: Proposing a amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a two-thirds vote to pass legislation that would result in a deficit in the budget of the United States for any fiscal period.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-53/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 53: Proposing a amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a two-thirds vote to pass legislation that would result in a deficit in the budget of the United States for any fiscal period.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-53/.
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H.J. Res. 53, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-53/.
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[H.J. Res. 53: Proposing a amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a two-thirds vote to pass legislation that would result in a deficit in the budget of the United States for any fiscal period.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-53/)
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