SJRES97Referred to Committee
A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-11-20
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
SJRES
ⓘType
Sponsor
Jon Husted
Republican · OH · Senator
Votes with party: 76.1% (882 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$35,115k
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Cosponsors (2)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-11-20
Plain-English Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that requires federal expenditures and receipts to be balanced, which may occur over more than one year. Under the amendment, expenditures include all federal expenditures except those for payment of debt. Receipts do not include receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires Congress to achieve balance within 10 years of the ratification of the amendment. In an emergency situation, Congress may authorize additional expenditures that are not otherwise permitted by the amendment if two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate agree to pass the bill. The additional expenditures must be for a limited time, and debts incurred from the expenditures must be paid as soon as practicable.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Economics and Public Finance
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