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HJRES 101 114th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 28, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 101: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-101/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 101: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-101/.
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H.J. Res. 101, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-101/.
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[H.J. Res. 101: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-101/)
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