US Congress House Joint Resolution 51 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 1 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits federal outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding 18% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States for the most recent calendar year ending before the beginning of such fiscal year, unless two-thirds of each chamber provides for a specific increase of outlays above this amount. Denies courts jurisdiction to consider any claim or question arising out of this amendment or any authority to issue any judgment, decree, or other remedial order relating to it.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control Federal spending.

Rep Akin, W. Todd

Rep Long, Billy

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
2011-03-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HJ00051:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hjres51ih/pdf/BILLS-112hjres51ih.pdf