HJRES 1 110th 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: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Feb 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Jan 5, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E18-19)

Jan 4, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 4, 2007

Introduced in House

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 chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.

Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber 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 chamber 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 February 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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