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- H.J.RES.49
H.J.RES.49: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
About This Bill
- Introduced June 14, 2013
- Latest Major Action July 15, 2013
- See the seventy-nine similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total 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 rollcall vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Limits total outlays for any fiscal year to one-fifth of the U.S. economic output, unless two-thirds of each house of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 15, 2013 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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| June 14, 2013 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| June 14, 2013 |
Introduced in the House by Jason Smith (R-Mo.) |