United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 4 (112th)
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Introduced
5 January 2011
Last action
24 January 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]
Subjects
Defence, Rule of law, Taxation, Budget
Source updated
4 December 2025
Defence · Rule of law · Taxation · Budget
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit. 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 rollcall vote. Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict. Requires Congress, by appropriate legislation, to provide that outlays for natural disasters do not count as outlays under this Amendment.
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Timeline
5 January 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 January 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-joint-resolution/4
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/4
- us · 112-hjres-4 · source updated 4 December 2025