US Congress House Joint Resolution 73 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-01 - 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 (including those for debt service and other debt functions) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Prohibits outlays for the total budget from exceeding the previous fiscal years' outlays plus population growth and inflation, unless a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber, provides for such increase. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber. Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect only by a vote of a majority of both chambers. Requires all: (1) outlays above revenues from the previous fiscal year to be accounted for in the outlays and budgets of the following fiscal year; and (2) surplus revenues at the end of a fiscal year to be allocated to a fund to be returned to the taxpayers, determined by legislation before the end of the subsequent fiscal year.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to balance the Federal budget.

Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]	Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-01		Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2010-01-27		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HJR75 (Related) 2010-02-03 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR78 (Related) 2010-06-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SJR22 (Related) 2009-12-15 - 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-joint-resolution/73/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hjres73/BILLS-111hjres73ih.pdf