United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 7 (114th)
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Introduced
6 January 2015
Last action
12 January 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
Subjects
Defence, Rule of law, Taxation, Budget
Source updated
2 January 2025
Defence · Rule of law · Taxation · Budget
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit or to increase revenue. It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Congress is authorized to waive these requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.
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Timeline
6 January 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 January 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/7
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hjres/7
- us · 114-hjres-7 · source updated 2 January 2025