Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.

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Introduced

7 January 2011

Last action

24 January 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress and the President to agree annually on an estimate of total receipts (except those derived from borrowing) for a fiscal year by enactment into law of a joint resolution devoted solely to that subject. Prohibits outlays for that year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding the estimated receipts set forth in the joint resolution, unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of the total membership of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over estimated receipts. Requires Congress, whenever actual outlays exceed actual receipts for any fiscal year, to provide by law for the repayment of such excess in the ensuing fiscal year. Prohibits any increase in the public debt of the United States unless three-fifths of the total membership of each House provides for it by a rollcall vote. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of each chamber by a rollcall vote. Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect.

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Timeline

7 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
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7 January 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee

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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-joint-resolution/14
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/14
us · 112-hjres-14 · source updated 3 January 2025