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H.J.Res. 18 (115th): Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department’s funding is justified.

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Last Updated: Jan 4, 2017
Length: 4 pages
Introduced
Jan 4, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This resolution was introduced on January 4, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

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History

Mar 14, 2013
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 36 (113th).
Feb 3, 2015
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 28 (114th).
Jan 4, 2017
 
Introduced

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Mar 12, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 50 (116th).
Jan 4, 2021
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 13.

H.J.Res. 18 (115th) 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. 18. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This joint resolution was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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