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HJRES 78 111th Congress House

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

Introduced: March 2, 2010 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debtBudget processConstitution and constitutional amendmentsLegislative rules and procedureSocial security and elderly assistance
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Jun 15, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 2, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 2, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 15, 2010

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

 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.

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

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

Requires the appropriate congressional committees to report implementing legislation to achieve a balanced budget without reducing the disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to achieve that goal.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 4
Halvorson, Deborah
· Jul 30, 2010
Space, Zachary
· Mar 12, 2010
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Mar 4, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 2, 2010
Childers, Travis
· Mar 2, 2010
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 2, 2010
Ellsworth, Brad
· Mar 2, 2010
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Mar 2, 2010
Kratovil, Frank
· Mar 2, 2010
Markey, Betsy
· Mar 2, 2010
Minnick, Walter
· Mar 2, 2010
Murphy, Patrick
· Mar 2, 2010
Nye, Glenn
· Mar 2, 2010
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 2, 2010
Wilson, Charles
· Mar 2, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 78: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-78/
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