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HJRES 22 116th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Constitution and constitutional amendments Economic performance and conditions Income tax rates Legislative rules and procedure

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

Introduced: January 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 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 for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing.

The amendment requires roll call votes of (1) three-fifths of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit, and (2) a majority of each chamber for legislation increasing revenue.

It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.

Congress is authorized to waive these requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.

What's happening now January 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Republican 26
Tipton, Scott
· Feb 12, 2020
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Dec 16, 2019
Keller, Fred
· Dec 5, 2019
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jun 4, 2019
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 6, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Feb 7, 2019
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Jan 30, 2019
Mitchell, Paul
· Jan 30, 2019
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jan 24, 2019
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Jan 23, 2019
Taylor, Van
· Jan 15, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 11, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 11, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Jan 11, 2019
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jan 11, 2019
Abraham, Ralph
· Jan 8, 2019
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Jan 8, 2019
Conaway, K.
· Jan 8, 2019
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Jan 8, 2019
Flores, Bill
· Jan 8, 2019
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jan 8, 2019
King, Steve
· Jan 8, 2019
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 8, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Jan 8, 2019
Palazzo, Steven
· Jan 8, 2019
Rice, Tom
· Jan 8, 2019
Roe, David
· Jan 8, 2019
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 22: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-22/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 22: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-22/.
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H.J. Res. 22, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-22/.
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