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HJRES 81 110th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits Congress Congressional voting Constitutional amendments Federal budgets Government spending reductions Gross national product Law Legislation

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending.

Introduced: April 30, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jun 3, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Apr 30, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 30, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for any fiscal year (except for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding an amount that would cause outlays to have increased by a rate that exceeds growth in the U.S. economy over the period since 2007, unless Congress, by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific increase of outlays above this amount.

Directs the President, before each fiscal year, to transmit to Congress a proposed budget for such fiscal year and all ensuing fiscal years covered by it, in which total outlays do not exceed the outlays from the previous year after taking into account an increase to reflect such average growth.

Authorizes a waiver of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect.

What's happening now June 3, 2008

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 30, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 30, 2008
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Apr 30, 2008
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 30, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 81: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-81/
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"H.J. Res. 81: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-81/.
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H.J. Res. 81, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-81/.
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