United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 78 (117th)
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Introduced
21 March 2022
Last action
1 November 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Subjects
Rule of law, Taxation, Budget
Source updated
30 January 2023
Rule of law · Taxation · Budget
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting (1) total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year, and (2) increases to the public debt limit. For emergency situations, Congress may authorize expenditures that violate these requirements for limited times if the expenditures are approved by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. Any debt incurred from these expenditures must be paid as soon as practicable. The amendment also prohibits legislation that increases revenue from becoming law unless it is approved by a roll call vote of two-thirds of each chamber. Finally, the amendment requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.
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Timeline
21 March 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 March 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/78
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hjres/78
- us · 117-hjres-78 · source updated 30 January 2023