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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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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 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 January 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HJRES 1 Related bill Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  • HJRES 2 Related bill Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 12, 2011
Campbell, John
· Jan 5, 2011
PENCE, MIKE
· Jan 5, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-5/
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"H.J. Res. 5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-5/.
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H.J. Res. 5, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-5/.
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