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HJRES 10 112th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Constitution and constitutional amendments Legislative rules and procedure

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

Introduced: January 6, 2011 Introduced by: Cuellar, Henry Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 6, 2011
Introduced in House
Jan 6, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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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 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 to their respective chambers 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.

What's happening now January 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3
Chandler, Ben
· Jul 19, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 14, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Jul 14, 2011
Cardoza, Dennis
· Jul 14, 2011
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 14, 2011
Donnelly, Joe
· Jul 14, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· Jul 14, 2011
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 14, 2011
Altmire, Jason
· Jan 26, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 10: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-10/
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"H.J. Res. 10: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-10/.
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H.J. Res. 10, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-10/.
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