United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 8 (117th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government.
Introduced
4 January 2021
Last action
4 March 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Subjects
Rule of law, Taxation, Budget
Source updated
3 January 2025
Rule of law · Taxation · Budget
Summary
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 two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber. The amendment also requires the President to submit an annual budget in which total outlays for the fiscal year do not exceed total receipts. Congress may waive the requirements for any fiscal year in which (1) a declaration of war is in effect by a roll call vote, or (2) a declaration of a natural disaster or a national emergency is in effect that was declared by a joint resolution that became law after being adopted by a majority of each chamber of Congress.
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Timeline
4 January 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 January 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/8
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hjres/8
- us · 117-hjres-8 · source updated 3 January 2025