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HJRES 36 113th Congress House

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified.

Introduced: March 14, 2013 Introduced by: Perry, Scott Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debtBudget processConstitution and constitutional amendmentsExecutive agency funding and structure
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action April 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.

Prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding the following:

  • for the first fiscal year for which this Amendment takes effect, 20% of the estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States for that year, and
  • for each subsequent fiscal year, a percentage of the estimated GDP equal to the applicable percentage for the preceding fiscal year reduced by .1%.

States, however, that spending for any fiscal year is not required to be less than 16% of the estimated GDP.

Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit.

Directs the President to submit a balanced budget (budget plan) to Congress annually.

Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a three-fifths majority of the whole number of each chamber by rollcall vote.

Requires the budget plan to include a justification by each federal department or agency for any funding proposed in that plan.

Authorizes waivers of these requirements: (1) when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict, or (2) during declaration of a natural disaster.

 Related & companion bills 7
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  • HJRES 2 Related bill Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  • HJRES 6 Related bill Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  • HJRES 11 Related bill Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  • HJRES 38 Related bill Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  • HJRES 49 Related bill Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  • SJRES 20 Related bill A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 36: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-36/
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