S.J.Res. 6: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year.

Introduced:
Jan 29, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This resolution was assigned to a congressional committee on January 29, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 29, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 29, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed Senate ...
Passed House ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

19% chance of getting past committee.
5% chance of being enacted or passed.

41% of Senate joint resolutions made it past committee and only 12% were enacted or passed in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

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Last updated Jan 29, 2013.
3 pages

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1/29/2013--Introduced.
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits, except in time of a congressionally declared war, federal fiscal year expenditures from exceeding: (1) federal revenues for that fiscal year, excluding revenue received from the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the United States; and (2) 20% of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the preceding calendar year. Authorizes suspension of these prohibitions by concurrent resolution approved by a three-fifths vote of each chamber.

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