H.J.Res. 93 · 114th Congress
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts or 18.5% of the economic output of the United States for the fiscal year. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 10, 2016
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts or 18.5% of the economic output of the United States for the fiscal year. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing.
The amendment requires a three-fourths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit or revenue.
It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually and specifies that the failure to do so will be considered an impeachable offense.
Congress may waive these requirements when: (1) a declaration of war is in effect, or (2) the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security that has been declared by a joint resolution. Waivers must identify and be limited to the excess that is necessary for a year due to the identified military conflict.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Latest action (May 17, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: May 10, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.