3.0.0 83 2023-01-11T13:31:57Z 2023-01-11T13:31:57Z House HJRES 2016-03-02 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ASHFORD:H.J. Res. 83.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article V of the Constitution, that grants Congress theauthority, whenever two thirds of both chambers deem isnecessary, to propose amendments to the Constitution.[Page H1117]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2016-04-01T13:45:47Z Referred to 2016-03-02T15:00:35Z A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 114 18 SJRES 2015-07-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2016-04-01 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2016-03-02 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000373 Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] Brad Ashford D NE 2 N C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2016-03-02 True S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2016-03-02 True S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2016-03-02 True C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2016-03-02 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2016-03-02 True P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2016-03-07 False Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Constitution and constitutional amendments Economic performance and conditions Government trust funds Legislative rules and procedure Medicare Social security and elderly assistance Unemployment Economics and Public Finance 00 2016-03-02 Introduced in House 2016-03-22T13:38:54Z Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber.

The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal, receipts derived from borrowing, and receipts or outlays of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds.

The resolution requires the President to annually submit to Congress a budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts.

The balanced budget requirement does not apply if:

  • a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security, or
  • during the fiscal year or preceding fiscal year, the U.S. economy grew by less than 0% in real gross domestic product during two or more consecutive quarters or the unemployment rate was more than 7% during two or more consecutive months.

The resolution prohibits a court from enforcing the requirements by ordering cuts to Social Security or Medicare payments unless the funds available to the trust fund for a program are not sufficient to cover the outlays that would occur during the year if the fund were fully solvent.

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