US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 73 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on July 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law 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. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2017-08-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-07-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-07-26	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/73/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hconres73/BILLS-115hconres73ih.pdf