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- H.J.RES.30
H.J.RES.30: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
About This Bill
- Introduced March 9, 2021
- Latest Major Action May 18, 2021
- See the eighty-one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 9, 2021
Bill Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total expenditures from exceeding total receipts for a fiscal year. The prohibition excludes expenditures for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. For a national emergency, two-thirds of each chamber of Congress may authorize expenditures that exceed receipts for limited times. Debts incurred from the expenditures must be paid as soon as...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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May 18, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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March 9, 2021 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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March 9, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Mark Green (R-Tenn.) |