3.0.0 67 2025-12-05T07:55:03Z 2025-12-05T07:55:03Z House H HJRES 2023-06-09 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/67 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 101 (Friday, June 9, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PFLUGER:H.J. Res. 67.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the UnitedStates requiring that the Federal budget be balanced.[Page H2791]</pre> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-06-09T13:03:05Z 118 75 HJRES 2023-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 118 36 HJRES 2023-03-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 118 14 SJRES 2023-02-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2023-06-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000048 Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] August Pfluger R TX 11 N Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt 2023-07-06T13:45:19Z Constitution and constitutional amendments 2023-07-06T13:45:18Z Income tax rates 2023-07-06T13:45:18Z Judicial review and appeals 2023-07-06T13:45:18Z Legislative rules and procedure 2023-07-06T13:45:18Z Members of Congress 2023-07-06T13:45:19Z Economics and Public Finance 2023-06-30T14:00:30Z

00 2023-06-09 Introduced in House 2023-06-30T13:57:03Z <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>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 chamber of Congress. Courts are prohibited from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this amendment. </p>

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