US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 26 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 25)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-31 - 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]

Effectuating the Compact for a Balanced Budget. Resolves that Congress calls a convention for proposing amendments under Article V of the U.S. Constitution in accordance with the Compact for a Balanced Budget, effective after Congress receives certification that at least three-fourths of the states are members of the Compact and have applied for a convention for proposing amendments under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. Resolves that Congress refers the Balanced Budget Amendment to the state legislatures for ratification after Congress receives a certified copy of the Amendment showing that a convention for proposing amendments under Article V has approved and proposed for ratification the Amendment that is defined by the Compact and meets specified criteria, including prohibiting outlays from exceeding receipts unless the excess is financed by debt issued using specified procedures requiring approval by a majority of state legislatures.

Effectuating the Compact for a Balanced Budget.

Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]
Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]
Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]
Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]
Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]
Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-03-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-03-19	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/26/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hconres26/BILLS-114hconres26ih.pdf