HJRES2Referred to Committee

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

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2025-01-03
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Andy Biggs
Andy Biggs
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 86.7% (580 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-01-03

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Plain-English Summary

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.

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Subjects

Economics and Public Finance

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 2 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 2 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year. ``Section 2. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased. ``Section 3. No bill to increase revenue shall become law unless approved by two-thirds of the whole number of each House by a rollcall vote.''. <all>
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