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H.J.Res. 1 (112th): Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Sponsor and status

Bob Goodlatte

Sponsor. Representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jun 23, 2011
Length: 8 pages
Introduced
Jan 5, 2011
112th Congress (2011–2013)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This resolution was introduced on June 15, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Cosponsors

133 Cosponsors (132 Republicans, 1 Democrat)

See Instead

H.J.Res. 2 (same title)
Failed Under Suspension — Nov 18, 2011

Source

History

Jan 5, 2011
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Jun 15, 2011
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

H.J.Res. 1 (112th) was a joint resolution in the United States Congress.

A joint resolution is often used in the same manner as a bill. If passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and signed by the President, it becomes a law. Joint resolutions are also used to propose amendments to the Constitution.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.J.Res. 1. This is the one from the 112th Congress.

This joint resolution was introduced in the 112th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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