US Congress House Joint Resolution 2 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 109-2)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-12 - 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]

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 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 three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit. It requires a majority roll vote of each chamber to increase revenue. It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Congress is authorized to waive these requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.

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

Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]
Rep. Robert Hurt [R-VA]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]
Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]
Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]
Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. George Holding [R-NC]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]
Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]
Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Curt Clawson [R-FL]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. French Hill [R-AR]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]	Rep. David Trott [R-MI]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]
Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Cresent Hardy [R-NV]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]
Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-01-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-01-06	House	Introduced in House

HJR1 (Related) 2015-01-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR7 (Related) 2015-01-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR12 (Related) 2015-01-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR28 (Related) 2015-02-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR69 (Related) 2015-11-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR79 (Related) 2016-01-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR86 (Related) 2016-04-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR93 (Related) 2016-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/2/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hjres2/BILLS-114hjres2ih.pdf