H.J.Res. 63 · 112th Congress
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a two-thirds vote of each House of…
Full title
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a two-thirds vote of each House of Congress to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
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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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Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress, by law, to establish a statutory limit on the public debt.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 13, 2011
Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress, by law, to establish a statutory limit on the public debt.
States that, if such a limit is in effect upon the adoption of this amendment, that limit shall be the limit for purposes of this resolution.
Requires the statutory limit on the public debt to be increased only by the passage of legislation upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members of each chamber.
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 require a two-thirds vote of each House of Congress to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
Latest action (Jun 1, 2011): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: May 13, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.