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HCONRES 73 115th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Constitution and constitutional amendments General taxation matters Legislative rules and procedure

Effectuating the Compact for a Balanced Budget.

Introduced: July 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Aug 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Aug 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jul 26, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 26, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Resolves that Congress calls a convention for proposing amendments under Article V of the U.S. Constitution in accordance with the Compact for a Balanced Budget, effective after Congress receives certification that at least three-fourths of the states are members of the Compact and have applied for a convention for proposing amendments under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

Resolves that Congress refers the Balanced Budget Amendment to the state legislatures for ratification after Congress receives a certified copy of the Amendment showing that a convention for proposing amendments under Article V has approved and proposed for ratification the Amendment that is defined by the Compact and meets specified criteria, including prohibiting outlays from exceeding receipts unless the excess is financed by debt issued using specified procedures requiring approval by a majority of state legislatures.

What's happening now August 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 4
R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Sep 18, 2017
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Sep 13, 2017
Graves, Tom
· Sep 5, 2017
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Sep 5, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Aug 4, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 26, 2017
Harper, Gregg
· Jul 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 73: Effectuating the Compact for a Balanced Budget.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-73/
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"H. Con. Res. 73: Effectuating the Compact for a Balanced Budget.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-73/.
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