3.0.0 4027 2023-01-11T13:27:00Z 2023-01-11T13:27:00Z House H HR 2014-02-10 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRAWFORD:H.R. 4027.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clauses 1 and 2 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the UnitedStates Constitution.Article V of the U.S. Constitution, which grants Congressthe authority to propose Constitutional amendments.[Page H1719]]]> hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-02-10T17:01:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-02-10T17:01:05Z 2014-02-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2014-02-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2014-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 N Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Constitution and constitutional amendments Legislative rules and procedure Economics and Public Finance 00 2014-02-10 Introduced in House 2014-03-13T20:47:25Z Increases the public debt limit to $19.250 trillion.

Requires the House of Representatives and the Senate each to vote upon a proposed amendment to the Constitution entitled "Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States" or entitled "Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restrict the power of Congress to enact legislation increasing any amount spent under entitlement programs or creating new entitlement programs."

States that if such vote fails to achieve a two-thirds majority in either house of Congress then there shall be another vote in that house on either such amendment within 90 days.

]]> To increase the statutory limit on the public debt and to require House and Senate votes on constitutional amendments to balance the Federal budget and to restrict new entitlement spending. Display Title To increase the statutory limit on the public debt and to require House and Senate votes on constitutional amendments to balance the Federal budget and to restrict new entitlement spending. Official Title as Introduced To increase the statutory limit on the public debt and to require House and Senate votes on constitutional amendments to balance the Federal budget and to restrict new entitlement spending. Introduced in House 2014-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4027ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4027ih.xml 2014-02-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.