H.J.Res. 2
Referred to CommitteeProposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
1/3/2025 • House
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year.
The amendment also prohibits (1) increases to the federal debt limit, and (2) a bill that increases revenue from becoming law unless the bill has been approved by two-thirds of each chamber of Congress with a roll call vote.
Introduced in House • 1/3/2025
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Originated in the House
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January 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Related Bills (3)
H.J.Res. 11
.Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified.
H.J.Res. 10
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
H.J.Res. 36
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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· Congress.gov, CRS, USAspending, FEC, LDA · Record updated Nov 5, 2026
- Congress.govLibrary of CongressStatus, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and textRecord updated Nov 5, 2026 · Loaded Nov 5, 2026, 6:25 PM ET
- CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.govOfficial summarySummary of the “Introduced in House” version, Jan 3, 2025 · Loaded Nov 5, 2026, 6:25 PM ET
- USAspending.govU.S. Department of the TreasuryRelated Federal Spending section
- FEC filingsFederal Election CommissionFunding & Lobbying section
- Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the HouseFunding & Lobbying section
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