3.0.0 49 2023-01-11T13:24:55Z 2023-01-11T13:24:55Z House H HJRES 2013-06-14 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of Missouri:H.J. Res. 49.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article V of the U.S. Constitution, which grants Congressthe authority to propose Constitutional amendments.____________________[Page H3654]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-15T13:40:02Z Referred to 2013-06-14T13:00:14Z Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 113 2 HJRES 2013-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. 113 5 HJRES 2013-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 113 6 HJRES 2013-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 113 11 HJRES 2013-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified. 113 36 HJRES 2013-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 113 38 HJRES 2013-04-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 113 39 HJRES 2013-04-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 113 20 SJRES 2013-07-11 Read the second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 113 1 HJRES 2013-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. Identical bill CRS 2013-07-15 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2013-06-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001195 Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] Jason Smith R MO 8 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 2013-06-14 Introduced in House 2013-07-02T21:00:28Z 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) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.

Limits total outlays for any fiscal year to one-fifth of the U.S. economic output, unless two-thirds of each house of Congress provides for a specific increase above this amount.

Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber to increase the limit on U.S. debt held by the public.

Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.

Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by three-fifths of each chamber by rollcall vote.

Authorizes waivers of these requirements and prohibitions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict. Requires any such waiver to identify and be limited to the specific excess or increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified military conflict.]]>

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