United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 6 (108th)
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.
Introduced
7 January 2003
Last action
6 March 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
Subjects
Rule of law, Taxation, Budget
Source updated
2 January 2025
Rule of law · Taxation · Budget
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Requires that prior to each fiscal year, the Congress and the President agree on an estimate of total receipts for that fiscal year by enactment into law of a joint resolution. 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 House, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Requires that the Congress provide by law for the repayment in the ensuing fiscal year of outlays that exceed actual receipts for a given year. Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each House 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 House by rollcall vote. Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect.
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Timeline
7 January 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 January 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-joint-resolution/6
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/6
- us · 108-hjres-6 · source updated 2 January 2025