US Congress House Joint Resolution 36 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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. Prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding the following: for the first fiscal year for which this Amendment takes effect, 20% of the estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States for that year, and for each subsequent fiscal year, a percentage of the estimated GDP equal to the applicable percentage for the preceding fiscal year reduced by .1%. States, however, that spending for any fiscal year is not required to be less than 16% of the estimated GDP. Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget (budget plan) to Congress annually. Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a three-fifths majority of the whole number of each chamber by rollcall vote. Requires the budget plan to include a justification by each federal department or agency for any funding proposed in that plan. Authorizes waivers of these requirements: (1) when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict, or (2) during declaration of a natural disaster.

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified.

Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]
Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]
Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
2013-03-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HJR1 (Related) 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
HJR2 (Related) 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
HJR6 (Related) 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
HJR11 (Related) 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
HJR38 (Related) 2013-04-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR49 (Related) 2013-07-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
SJR20 (Related) 2013-07-11 - Read the second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/36/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hjres36/BILLS-113hjres36ih.pdf