3.0.0 10 2019-11-15T21:33:27Z 2019-11-15T21:33:27Z House H HJRES 2013-01-03 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:H.J. Res. 10.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 5 of the Constitution states: The Congress,whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary,shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on theapplication of the legislatures of two thirds of the severalstates, shall call a convention for proposing amendments,which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents andpurposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by thelegislatures of three fourths of the several states, or byconventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the othermode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress;provided that no amendment which may be made prior to theyear one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manneraffect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section ofthe first article; and that no state, without its consent,shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate.[Page H38]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2013-01-25T19:22:28Z Referred to 2013-01-03T16:14:15Z A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. 113 1 SJRES 2013-01-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2013-01-25 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. Committee 2013-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-5] David Schweikert R AZ 5 N Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Constitution and constitutional amendments Income tax rates Legislative rules and procedure Economics and Public Finance 00 2013-01-03 Introduced in House 2013-02-13T16:23:42Z Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total 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).

Prohibits total outlays from exceeding 18% of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the calendar year ending before the beginning of such fiscal year.

Authorizes Congress to provide for suspension of the imposed limitations for any fiscal year for which two-thirds of each chamber shall provide, by a roll call vote, for a specific excess of outlays over receipts or over 18% of such GDP for such calendar year.

Prohibits any bill to levy a new tax or increase the rate of any tax from becoming law unless approved by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber.

Requires a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit.

Grants Members of Congress standing and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of this article when authorized to do so by a petition signed by one-third of the Members of either chamber. Prohibits a federal or state court from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this article.

Requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the several states to increase the federal debt.

]]> Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced and that an increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the several States. Display Title Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced and that an increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the several States. Official Title as Introduced Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced and that an increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the several States. Introduced in House 2013-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hjres10ih/xml/BILLS-113hjres10ih.xml 2013-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.