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

HJRES 36 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the federal government to balance its annual budget, meaning total spending cannot exceed total revenue each fiscal year. It would also prohibit increasing the national debt limit without specific legislative approval and mandate a two-thirds vote in both congressional chambers for any tax-increase bill. If ratified by three-fourths of states, this amendment would impose strict fiscal constraints on Congress, fundamentally altering how federal spending and borrowing are managed. The bill does not directly affect citizens but would change the constitutional framework for budgeting.