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HJRES 90 118th Congress House Economics and Public Finance

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

Introduced: September 18, 2023 Introduced by: Mace, Nancy Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total federal expenditures for a year from exceeding the average annual federal revenue collected in the three prior years, adjusted for changes in population and inflation. Expenditures for payment of debt and revenues derived from borrowing are excluded.

Congress may authorize specific expenditures in excess of the limit for up to one year by declaring an emergency with a roll call vote of three-fourths of each chamber.

The requirements take effect in the first year beginning at least 90 days following ratification, except that expenditures are permitted to exceed the limit by specified amounts during each of the first nine years that the requirements are in effect.

What's happening now September 18, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 90: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-90/
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"H.J. Res. 90: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-90/.
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H.J. Res. 90, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-90/.
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