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HJRES 24 113th Congress House

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

Introduced: February 6, 2013 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debtConstitution and constitutional amendmentsLegislative rules and procedure
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Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Feb 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total outlays (except those for payment of debt) for a year from exceeding the average annual revenue (except that derived from borrowing) collected in the three prior years, adjusted in proportion to changes in population and inflation.

Requires a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber to declare an emergency and provide by law for specific outlays in excess of such limit.

Requires the declaration to specify reasons for the emergency designation, and allows it to authorize outlays in excess of the limit for up to one year.

Prescribes a formula for reducing, over each of 10 years, the excess (deficit) of outlays over the average annual revenue collected in the three prior years, adjusted for population and inflation changes.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 1 Republican 9
Polis, Jared
· Nov 12, 2014
Sanford, Mark
· Jun 5, 2013
Tipton, Scott
· Apr 24, 2013
Graves, Tom
· Feb 15, 2013
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Feb 15, 2013
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 15, 2013
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Feb 6, 2013
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 6, 2013
Gowdy, Trey
· Feb 6, 2013
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 6, 2013
Hultgren, Randy
· Feb 6, 2013
Labrador, Raul
· Feb 6, 2013
Lipinski, Daniel
· Feb 6, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Feb 6, 2013
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 6, 2013
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Feb 6, 2013
Palazzo, Steven
· Feb 6, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Feb 6, 2013
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 6, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Feb 6, 2013
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Feb 6, 2013
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Feb 6, 2013
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Feb 6, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 24: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-24/
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"H.J. Res. 24: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-24/.
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H.J. Res. 24, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-24/.
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