HJRES 22 108th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Balanced budgets Budget deficits Congress Congressional voting Constitutional amendments Debt limit Federal budgets Government Operations and Politics Income tax Law Legislation Record votes Tax rates Taxation

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

Introduced: February 13, 2003 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 22, 2004

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 1, 2003

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 3.

May 1, 2003

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 6, 2003

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Feb 28, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Feb 13, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 13, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E253-254)

Feb 13, 2003

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each House, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.

Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each House to increase the public debt limit.

Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.

Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of each House by rollcall vote.

Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict.

What's happening now September 22, 2004

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 15

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Jun 9, 2004

Case, Ed

Hawaii · Feb 6, 2004

Thompson, Mike

California · Oct 28, 2003

Wilson, Joe

South Carolina · May 1, 2003

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Feb 25, 2003

Aderholt, Robert B.

Alabama · Feb 13, 2003

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Feb 13, 2003

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Feb 13, 2003

Calvert, Ken

California · Feb 13, 2003

Cole, Tom

Oklahoma · Feb 13, 2003

Diaz-Balart, Mario

Florida · Feb 13, 2003

Graves, Sam

Missouri · Feb 13, 2003

Lucas, Frank D.

Oklahoma · Feb 13, 2003

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