United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 79 (114th)
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Introduced
16 December 2015
Last action
15 January 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4]
Subjects
Defence, Rule of law, Taxation, Budget
Source updated
3 January 2025
Defence · Rule of law · Taxation · Budget
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays from exceeding total receipts for a 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 President must submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. If the President does not submit a balanced budget for a fiscal year, no executive orders may be issued until the earlier of the submission of a balanced budget or the first day of the fiscal year. A three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress is required to increase the public debt limit. Congress may waive the requirements for any period during which the United States is engaged in military conflict that causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.
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Timeline
16 December 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 December 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/79
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hjres/79
- us · 114-hjres-79 · source updated 3 January 2025