Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting pay for Members of Congress and requiring legislation to reduce the national debt.

HJRES 94 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Congress to balance the budget before members receive pay and mandating that any new law must reduce the national debt. Specifically, if the previous fiscal year had a deficit (spending more than revenue), Congress members would not receive compensation in the current year. Additionally, no bill could become law unless it reduced the total national debt, though these rules would not apply if the debt was zero or a budget surplus existed. Congress would need to create implementing legislation, and the changes would take effect five years after ratification. This amendment directly affects congressional pay and the legislative process.