H.J.Res. 24: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Introduced:
Feb 06, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI3]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Status

This resolution was assigned to a congressional committee on February 6, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Feb 06, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 06, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

13% chance of getting past committee.
5% chance of being enacted or passed.

Only 12% of House joint resolutions made it past committee and only 5% were enacted or passed in 2011–2013. [ methodology]

Cosponsors
34 cosponsors (30R, 4D) (show)
Committees

House Judiciary

↪ The Constitution and Civil Justice

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Last updated Feb 06, 2013.
3 pages

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2/6/2013--Introduced.
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total outlays (except those for payment of debt) for a year from exceeding the average annual revenue (except that derived from borrowing) collected in the three prior years, adjusted in proportion to changes in population and inflation.
Requires a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber to declare an emergency and provide by law for specific outlays in excess of such limit.
Requires the declaration to specify reasons for the emergency designation, and allows it to authorize outlays in excess of the limit for up to one year.
Prescribes a formula for reducing, over each of 10 years, the excess (deficit) of outlays over the average annual revenue collected in the three prior years, adjusted for population and inflation changes.

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