HJRES 5
112th Congress
House
Economics and Public Finance
Budget deficits and national debt
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Legislative rules and procedure
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending.
Introduced: January 5, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 5, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 5, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding one-fifth of economic output of the United States, unless two-thirds of each chamber provide for a specific increase of outlays above this amount.
Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1