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

Nathaniel Moran

Republican · TX · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-07-23

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This proposal would add a new amendment to the Constitution requiring the federal government to balance its budget each year, meaning it cannot spend more money than it collects in taxes and revenue unless Congress votes to override this requirement. The amendment would affect how Congress makes decisions about spending on everything from defense to Social Security to infrastructure, potentially forcing difficult choices about which programs to fund or whether to raise taxes. It would apply to all future presidents and Congresses, fundamentally changing how the federal government manages its finances.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 110 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 110 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Mr. Moran 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 within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article -- ``Section 1. Expenditures and receipts shall be balanced, which may occur over more than one year. Expenditures shall include all expenditures of the United States except those for payment of debt, and receipts shall include all receipts of the United States except those derived from borrowing. Congress shall achieve balance within ten years following the ratification of this article. ``Section 2. For emergency situations, two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate may for limited times authorize expenditures exceeding those pursuant to rules established under section 1. Debts incurred from such expenditures shall be paid as soon as practicable.''. <all>

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