Skip to main content
H.J. Res. 2 119th Congress House

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

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debtConstitution and constitutional amendmentsLegislative rules and procedure
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

What's happening now January 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year.

The amendment also prohibits (1) increases to the federal debt limit, and (2) a bill that increases revenue from becoming law unless the bill has been approved by two-thirds of each chamber of Congress with a roll call vote.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HJRES 11 .Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justi…
  • HJRES 10 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 2: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-2/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 2: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-2/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 2, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-2/.
Markdown link
[H.J. Res. 2: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-2/)
Report a problem