3.0.0 8 2023-01-11T13:29:16Z 2023-01-11T13:29:16Z House HJRES 2015-01-06 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCHWEIKERT:H.J. Res. 8.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 the 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 H49]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2015-01-12T14:10:38Z Referred to 2015-01-06T17:10:40Z A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. 114 2 SJRES 2016-03-16 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. 114 85 HJRES 2016-03-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2015-01-12 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2015-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 N H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2015-01-09 False 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 2015-01-06 Introduced in House 2015-02-04T16:36:53Z Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year or 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing.

The amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress to levy a new tax, increase the rate of any tax, or increase the debt limit. Approval by a majority of the state legislatures is required to increase the federal debt.

The amendment provides any Member of Congress with standing and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of this amendment if authorized by a petition signed by one-third of the Members of either house of Congress. Courts are prohibited from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this amendment.

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