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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 2 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 2

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

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                    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

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

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