United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 4 (112th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the UnitedStates which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not to exceed 20 per cent of the gross national product of the United States during the previous calendar year.
Introduced
1 February 2011
Last action
1 February 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Subjects
Rule of law, Taxation
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits, except in time of a congressionally declared war, federal fiscal year expenditures from exceeding: (1) federal revenues for that fiscal year, except revenue received from the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the United States; and (2) 20% of the gross national product for the preceding calendar year. Authorizes suspension of these prohibitions by concurrent resolution approved by a three-fifths vote of each chamber.
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Timeline
1 February 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
1 February 2011
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S424)
Source: IntroReferral
1 February 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 1 February 2011 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/4
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/sjres/4
- us · 112-sjres-4 · source updated 10 August 2026