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A bill proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

USA118th CongressS-4268| Senate 
| Updated: 5/7/2024
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

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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Timeline
Sep 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HJRES 118-90
Introduced in House
May 7, 2024
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • September 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HJRES 118-90
    Introduced in House


  • May 7, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 7, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 118-9353: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

A bill proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

USA118th CongressS-4268| Senate 
| Updated: 5/7/2024
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
Sep 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HJRES 118-90
Introduced in House
May 7, 2024
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • September 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HJRES 118-90
    Introduced in House


  • May 7, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 7, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Judiciary Committee

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 118-9353: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted