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S.J.Res. 24 · 112th Congress

Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Aug 2, 2011
  2. Senate Failed Dec 14, 2011 21–79

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Aug 2, 2011

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.

Excludes receipts (including attributable interest) and outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, or either of their successor funds, from consideration as receipts or outlays for purposes of this Amendment.

Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.

Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict.

Prohibits Congress from passing any bill that provides a net reduction in individual income taxes for those with incomes over $1 million (as may be adjusted by Congress to account for inflation) if, after enactment, total outlays would exceed total receipts in any fiscal year affected by the bill.

Prohibits a federal or state court from ordering any reduction in the Social Security benefits authorized by law, including any benefits provided from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, or either of their successor funds.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

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About this bill and sources

Official title: Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Latest action (Dec 14, 2011): Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 21 - 79. Record Vote Number: 228.

Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Aug 2, 2011

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  1. Senate Introduced Aug 2, 2011
  2. Senate Failed Dec 14, 2011 21–79

Final vote · Senate · Dec 14, 2011

Passage — Joint Resolution Defeated. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid

Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKNay
Mark BegichDAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALNay
Richard ShelbyRALNay
John BoozmanRARNay
Mark PryorDARNay
John McCainRAZNay
Jon KylRAZNay
Barbara BoxerDCANay
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Mark UdallDCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Joseph LiebermanIDCTNay
Richard BlumenthalDCTYea
Christopher CoonsDDENay
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Marco RubioRFLNay
Johnny IsaksonRGANay
Saxby ChamblissRGANay
Daniel AkakaDHINay
Daniel InouyeDHINay
Chuck GrassleyRIANay
Tom HarkinDIANay
James RischRIDNay
Mike CrapoRIDNay
Mark KirkRILNay
Richard DurbinDILNay
Daniel CoatsRINNay
Richard LugarRINNay
Jerry MoranRKSNay
Pat RobertsRKSNay
Mitch McConnellRKYNay
Rand PaulRKYNay
David VitterRLANay
Mary LandrieuDLANay
John KerryDMANay
Scott BrownRMANay
Barbara MikulskiDMDNay
Benjamin CardinDMDNay
Olympia SnoweRMENay
Susan CollinsRMENay
Carl LevinDMINay
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Al FrankenDMNNay
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Roy BluntRMONay
Roger WickerRMSNay
Thad CochranRMSNay
Jon TesterDMTYea
Max BaucusDMTYea
Kay HaganDNCYea
Richard BurrRNCNay
John HoevenRNDNay
Kent ConradDNDNay
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Mike JohannsRNENay
Jeanne ShaheenDNHNay
Kelly AyotteRNHNay
Bob MenendezDNJNay
Frank LautenbergDNJNay
Jeff BingamanDNMNay
Tom UdallDNMNay
Dean HellerRNVYea
Harry ReidDNVNay
Chuck SchumerDNYNay
Kirsten GillibrandDNYYea
Rob PortmanROHNay
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
Jim InhofeROKNay
Thomas CoburnROKNay
Jeff MerkleyDORNay
Ron WydenDORYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPANay
Jack ReedDRINay
Sheldon WhitehouseDRINay
Jim DeMintRSCNay
Lindsey GrahamRSCNay
John ThuneRSDNay
Tim JohnsonDSDNay
Bob CorkerRTNNay
Lamar AlexanderRTNNay
John CornynRTXNay
Kay HutchisonRTXNay
Mike LeeRUTNay
Orrin HatchRUTNay
Jim WebbDVANay
Mark WarnerDVANay
Bernie SandersIVTNay
Patrick LeahyDVTNay
Maria CantwellDWANay
Patty MurrayDWANay
Herb KohlDWIYea
Ron JohnsonRWINay
Jay RockefellerDWVNay
Joe ManchinDWVYea
John BarrassoRWYNay
Michael EnziRWYNay