US Congress House Joint Resolution 78 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-1)
Status: Introduced on March 2 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits 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. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict. Requires the appropriate congressional committees to report implementing legislation to achieve a balanced budget without reducing the disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to achieve that goal.

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

Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Allen Boyd [D-FL]	Rep. Bobby Bright [D-AL]
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Travis Childers [D-MS]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]	Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]
Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]	Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ]	Rep. Deborah Halvorson [D-IL]	Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA]
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]	Rep. Baron Hill [D-IN]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Frank Kratovil [D-MD]
Rep. Betsy Markey [D-CO]	Rep. Jim Marshall [D-GA]	Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]
Rep. Charlie Melancon [D-LA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]
Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]
Rep. John Salazar [D-CO]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]	Rep. John Tanner [D-TN]
Rep. Gene Taylor [D-MS]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-15		Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2010-03-02		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HJR1 (Related) 2009-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR43 (Related) 2009-06-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR73 (Related) 2010-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR75 (Related) 2010-02-03 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
SJR22 (Related) 2009-12-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SJR27 (Related) 2010-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR89 (Related) 2010-07-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SJR35 (Related) 2010-07-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SJR38 (Related) 2010-08-04 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-joint-resolution/78/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hjres78/BILLS-111hjres78ih.pdf