United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 2 (108th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget and protect Social Security surpluses.
Introduced
7 January 2003
Last action
7 January 2003 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA]
Subjects
Defence, Rule of law, Taxation, Budget
Source updated
10 August 2026
Defence · Rule of law · Taxation · Budget
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - 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. Provides that any surplus of receipts over outlays of the Social Security trust funds shall not be counted, and any deficit of receipts relative to outlays of the Social Security trust funds shall be counted, and must be completely offset by a surplus of all other receipts over all other outlays. 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 or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict.
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Timeline
7 January 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S85)
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 7 January 2003 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/2
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/sjres/2
- us · 108-sjres-2 · source updated 10 August 2026