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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

USA118th CongressHR-9353| House 
| Updated: 8/13/2024
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (2)
Don Bacon (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill 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 three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal, receipts derived from borrowing, receipts or outlays of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, and outlays relating to a natural disaster if the act providing the funds explicitly exempts the funds from the requirement and is agreed to by a majority of each chamber of Congress. The amendment requires the President to annually submit to Congress a budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. The amendment specifies exceptions to the requirements if a declaration of war is in effect, the United States is engaged in military conflict that causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security, economic growth is less than 0%, or the unemployment rate is more than 7%. The amendment prohibits a court from enforcing the requirements by ordering reductions to Social Security or Medicare payments unless the funds available to the trust fund for a program are not sufficient to cover the outlays that would occur during the year if the fund were fully solvent.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-108
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-99
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-68
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-51
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-6
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-77
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-55
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-30
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-32
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-3
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-78
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-106
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-22
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-1
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-14
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-2
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-119
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-110
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-98
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-15
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-107
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Mar 15, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

SJRES 118-19
Introduced in Senate
Aug 13, 2024
Introduced in House
Aug 13, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-108
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-99
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-68
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-51
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-6
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-77
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-55
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-30
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-32
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-3
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-78
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-106
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-22
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-1
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-14
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-2
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-119
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-110
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-98
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-15
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-107
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • March 15, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    SJRES 118-19
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 13, 2024
    Introduced in House


  • August 13, 2024
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • S 118-4268: A bill proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

USA118th CongressHR-9353| House 
| Updated: 8/13/2024
This bill 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 three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal, receipts derived from borrowing, receipts or outlays of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, and outlays relating to a natural disaster if the act providing the funds explicitly exempts the funds from the requirement and is agreed to by a majority of each chamber of Congress. The amendment requires the President to annually submit to Congress a budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. The amendment specifies exceptions to the requirements if a declaration of war is in effect, the United States is engaged in military conflict that causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security, economic growth is less than 0%, or the unemployment rate is more than 7%. The amendment prohibits a court from enforcing the requirements by ordering reductions to Social Security or Medicare payments unless the funds available to the trust fund for a program are not sufficient to cover the outlays that would occur during the year if the fund were fully solvent.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-108
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-99
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-68
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-51
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-6
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-77
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-55
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-30
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-32
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-3
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-78
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 117-106
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 116-22
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-1
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-14
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-2
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-119
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-110
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-98
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-15
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill from Previous Congress

HJRES 115-107
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Mar 15, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

SJRES 118-19
Introduced in Senate
Aug 13, 2024
Introduced in House
Aug 13, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-108
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-99
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-68
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-51
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-6
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-77
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-55
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-30
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-32
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-3
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-78
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 117-106
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 116-22
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-1
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-14
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-2
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-119
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-110
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-98
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-15
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HJRES 115-107
    Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.


  • March 15, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    SJRES 118-19
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 13, 2024
    Introduced in House


  • August 13, 2024
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (2)
Don Bacon (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • S 118-4268: A bill proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted