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HJRES 63 112th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a two-thirds vote of each House of Congress to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.

Introduced: May 13, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
May 13, 2011
Introduced in House
May 13, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action June 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 63: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a two-thirds vote of each House of Congress to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-63/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 63: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a two-thirds vote of each House of Congress to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-63/.
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H.J. Res. 63, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-63/.
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[H.J. Res. 63: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a two-thirds vote of each House of Congress to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-63/)
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