H.J.Res. 6
Referred to CommitteeProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
1/3/2025 • House
Summary
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 two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber.
The amendment also requires the President to submit an annual budget in which total outlays for the fiscal year do not exceed total receipts.
Congress may waive the requirements for any fiscal year in which (1) a declaration of war is in effect by a roll call vote, or (2) a declaration of a natural disaster or a national emergency is in effect that was declared by a joint resolution that became law after being adopted by a majority of each chamber of Congress.
Introduced in House • 1/3/2025
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January 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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H.J.Res. 8
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government.
H.J.Res. 6
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government.
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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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