H.J.Res. 5 · 112th Congress
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending.
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 112th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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HensarlingSponsor4 cosponsors · 4 R
2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding one-fifth of economic output of the United States, unless two-thirds of each chamber provide for a specific increase of outlays above this amount.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 5, 2011
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding one-fifth of economic output of the United States, unless two-thirds of each chamber provide for a specific increase of outlays above this amount.
Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control spending.
Latest action (Jan 24, 2011): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 5, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.