US Congress House Joint Resolution 87 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on November 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits estimated outlays of the operating funds of the United States for any fiscal year from exceeding total estimated receipts to those funds for that fiscal year unless Congress, by a three-fifths roll-call vote of each chamber, approves a specific excess of outlays over receipts. 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 roll-call vote. Authorizes waivers of these provisions for any fiscal year and the first fiscal year thereafter if: (1) a declaration of war is in effect, or (2) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that real economic growth has been or will be less than 1% for two consecutive quarters during the period of those two fiscal years. Authorizes waivers for any fiscal year under other specified circumstances involving military conflict. Excludes: (1) from estimated receipts, specified funds derived from net borrowing; (2) from estimated outlays, funds for repayment of debt principal and for capital investments; and (3) from receipts or outlays, receipts (including attributable interest) and outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.

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

Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
2011-11-15	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.
HJR4 (Related) 2011-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
HJR10 (Related) 2011-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
HJR11 (Related) 2011-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
HJR18 (Related) 2011-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
HJR41 (Related) 2011-02-28 - 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/87/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hjres87/BILLS-112hjres87ih.pdf