US Congress House Joint Resolution 10 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 rollcall vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. 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. Requires the appropriate congressional committees to report to their respective chambers implementing legislation to achieve a balanced budget without reducing the disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to achieve that goal.

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
2011-01-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HJR1 (Related) 2011-06-23 - Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 49.
HJR2 (Related) 2011-11-30 - Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-512.
HJR41 (Related) 2011-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
SJR24 (Related) 2011-12-14 - Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 21 - 79. Record Vote Number: 228.
HJR87 (Related) 2011-11-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
HJR89 (Related) 2011-12-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-joint-resolution/10/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hjres10/BILLS-112hjres10ih.pdf