US SJR39 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on March 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A joint resolution 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, receipts derived from borrowing, receipts or outlays of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, and outlays relating to a natural disaster if the law providing the funds explicitly exempts the funds from the requirement and is agreed to by a majority of each chamber of Congress. The resolution requires the President to annually submit to Congress a budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. The balanced budget requirement does not apply if: a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security; or during the fiscal year or preceding fiscal year, the U.S. economy grew by less than 0% in real gross domestic product during two or more consecutive quarters or the unemployment rate was more than 7% during two or more consecutive months. The resolution prohibits a court from enforcing the requirements by ordering cuts to Social Security or Medicare payments unless the funds available to the trust fund for a program are not sufficient to cover the outlays that would occur during the year if the fund were fully solvent.
Title
A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsors
Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN] | Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] |
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-30 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HJR107 (Related) 2017-06-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Subjects
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Economics and public finance
Government trust funds
Legislative rules and procedure
Medicare
Natural disasters
Social security and elderly assistance
Unemployment
Budget process
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Economics and public finance
Government trust funds
Legislative rules and procedure
Medicare
Natural disasters
Social security and elderly assistance
Unemployment
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/39/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/sjres39/BILLS-115sjres39is.pdf |