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HJRES 93 114th Congress House

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

Introduced: May 10, 2016 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debtConstitution and constitutional amendmentsEconomic performance and conditionsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
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May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
May 10, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 10, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts or 18.5% of the economic output of the United States for the fiscal year. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing.

The amendment requires a three-fourths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit or revenue.

It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually and specifies that the failure to do so will be considered an impeachable offense.

Congress may waive these requirements when: (1) a declaration of war is in effect, or (2) the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security that has been declared by a joint resolution. Waivers must identify and be limited to the excess that is necessary for a year due to the identified military conflict.


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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 93: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-93/
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"H.J. Res. 93: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-93/.
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H.J. Res. 93, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-93/.
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