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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Introduced: January 31, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 31, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Federal expenditures (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding revenues (except those derived from borrowing) for any fiscal year unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress provides for a specific excess of expenditures over revenues by a rollcall vote.

Authorizes Congress to waive such prohibition when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict.

What's happening now January 31, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 1, 2001
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Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 1, 2001
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 6, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 8: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-8/
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"H.J. Res. 8: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-8/.
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H.J. Res. 8, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-8/.
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