3.0.0 7 2022-03-03T21:29:11Z 2022-03-03T21:29:11Z Senate S SJRES 2013-02-13 113 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-02-13T16:22:13Z 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 2013-02-13 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S715-716) IntroReferral 2013-02-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2013-02-13 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2013-02-13 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2013-02-13 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2013-02-13 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2013-02-13 True S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. 2013-02-13 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2013-02-13 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2013-02-13 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2013-02-13 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2013-02-13 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2013-02-13 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2013-02-13 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2013-02-13 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2013-02-13 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2013-02-13 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2013-02-13 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2013-02-13 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2013-02-13 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2013-02-13 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2013-02-13 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2013-02-13 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2013-02-13 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2013-02-13 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2013-02-13 True J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2013-02-13 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2013-02-13 True K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2013-02-13 True C000542 Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] DANIEL COATS R IN RAY 2013-02-13 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2013-02-13 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2013-02-13 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2013-02-13 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2013-02-13 True T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2013-02-13 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2013-02-13 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2013-02-13 True J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2013-02-13 True P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2013-02-13 True L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2013-02-13 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2013-02-13 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2013-02-13 True S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2013-02-13 True F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2013-02-13 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2013-02-13 True F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2013-02-13 True Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Constitution and constitutional amendments Income tax rates Legislative rules and procedure Economics and Public Finance 00 2013-02-13 Introduced in Senate 2013-02-21T15:32:29Z 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 two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.

Prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding 18% of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the preceding calendar year unless Congress, by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess over such 18%.

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

Prohibits any bill from becoming law that imposes a new tax or increases the statutory rate of any tax or the aggregate amount of revenue, unless approved by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber.

Requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber to increase the federal debt limit.

Authorizes waivers of these requirements: (1) when a declaration of war is in effect against a nation-state and Congress, by a majority roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess; or (2) under other specified circumstances involving military conflict, if Congress, by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes such waiver.

Prohibits a federal or state court from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this article.]]>

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. Display Title A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. Official Title as Introduced A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. Introduced in Senate 2013-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sjres7is/xml/BILLS-113sjres7is.xml 2013-02-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S715-716) 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.