HJRES 32 United States House · 117th Congress

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Summary
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 two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.
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Introduced Mar 19, 2021 Last action Mar 19, 2021
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Mar 19, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jay Obernolte
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