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HJRES 89 112th Congress House

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

Introduced: November 17, 2011 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debtConstitution and constitutional amendmentsEconomic performance and conditionsIncome tax ratesLegislative rules and procedure
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Nov 17, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 2, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits estimated outlays of the operating funds of the United States for any fiscal year from exceeding total estimated receipts to those funds for that fiscal year unless Congress, by a three-fifths roll-call vote of each chamber, approves a specific excess of outlays over receipts.

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

Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of each chamber by roll-call vote.

Authorizes waivers of these provisions for any fiscal year and the first fiscal year thereafter if: (1) a declaration of war is in effect, or (2) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that real economic growth has been or will be less than 1% for two consecutive quarters during the period of those two fiscal years. Authorizes waivers for any fiscal year under other specified circumstances involving military conflict or if a presidential declaration of major disaster is in effect.

Excludes: (1) from estimated receipts, specified funds derived from net borrowing; (2) from estimated outlays, funds for repayment of debt principal and for capital investments; and (3) from receipts or outlays, receipts (including attributable interest) and outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 89: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-89/
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"H.J. Res. 89: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-89/.
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