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HJRES 126 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Constitution and constitutional amendments Legislative rules and procedure Medicaid Medicare Poverty and welfare assistance Social security and elderly assistance

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control entitlement spending.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 Introduced by: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Oct 28, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sep 18, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 18, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits a bill that increases entitlement spending or creates a new entitlement program from becoming law unless it: (1) is approved by a two-thirds majority of each house of Congress, or (2) provides that the increase or program shall terminate after not more than seven years.

Prohibits a bill that increases entitlement spending or creates a new entitlement program from becoming law unless it is spending neutral or creates net savings to the government. Requires the President to implement and Congress to prescribe spending reductions if the law is not spending neutral or does not create net savings when averaged over the previous two fiscal years.

What's happening now October 28, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 7
Flores, Bill
· Nov 19, 2014
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 18, 2014
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 18, 2014
Collins, Chris
· Sep 18, 2014
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 18, 2014
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 18, 2014
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Sep 18, 2014
Davis, Rodney
· Sep 18, 2014
Graves, Tom
· Sep 18, 2014
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Sep 18, 2014
McHenry, Patrick
· Sep 18, 2014
Meadows, Mark
· Sep 18, 2014
Noem, Kristi
· Sep 18, 2014
Ross, Dennis
· Sep 18, 2014
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Sep 18, 2014
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 18, 2014
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 18, 2014
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