US Congress Senate Joint Resolution 3 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 24-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding 18% of the gross domestic product of the United States, unless two-thirds of each house of Congress provides for a specific increase above this amount. The amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress to impose a new tax, increase the statutory rate of any tax, or increase the aggregate amount of revenue. It requires a three-fifths vote of each chamber to increase the limit on the debt of the United States. The President must submit an annual budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts and 18% of the gross domestic product of the United States. The amendment prohibits a court from ordering a revenue increase to enforce the requirements. Congress may waive specified requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Ben Sasse [R-NE]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HJR5 (Same As) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR6 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR22 (Related) 2019-01-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SJR5 (Related) 2019-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/3/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sjres3/BILLS-116sjres3is.pdf