US Congress House Joint Resolution 6 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-25 - 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. Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of each chamber by rollcall vote. Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict. Requires Congress, by appropriate legislation, to provide that outlays for natural disasters do not count as outlays for purposes of this joint resolution.

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

Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
2013-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HJR2 (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.
HJR1 (Same As) 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
HJR5 (Related) 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
HJR4 (Related) 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
HJR36 (Related) 2013-04-08 - 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/6/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hjres6/BILLS-113hjres6ih.pdf