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HJRES 24 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Constitution and constitutional amendments Legislative rules and procedure

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

Introduced: February 6, 2013 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
 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.

What's happening now February 28, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2