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| 2 | 2 | 119THCONGRESS | |
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| 4 | 4 | STSESSION H. J. RES. 2 | |
| 5 | 5 | Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United | |
| 6 | 6 | States. | |
| 7 | 7 | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | |
| 8 | 8 | JANUARY3, 2025 | |
| 9 | 9 | Mr. B | |
| 10 | 10 | IGGSof Arizona submitted the following joint resolution; which was | |
| 11 | 11 | referred to the Committee on the Judiciary | |
| 12 | 12 | JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 13 | 13 | Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution | |
| 14 | 14 | of the United States. | |
| 15 | 15 | Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 | |
| 16 | 16 | of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two- 2 | |
| 17 | 17 | thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-3 | |
| 18 | 18 | lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-4 | |
| 19 | 19 | stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 | |
| 20 | 20 | intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 | |
| 21 | 21 | ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7 | |
| 22 | 22 | States: 8 | |
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| 26 | 26 | ‘‘ARTICLE— 1 | |
| 27 | 27 | ‘‘S | |
| 28 | 28 | ECTION1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall 2 | |
| 29 | 29 | not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year. 3 | |
| 30 | 30 | ‘‘S | |
| 31 | 31 | ECTION2. The limit on the debt of the United 4 | |
| 32 | 32 | States held by the public shall not be increased. 5 | |
| 33 | 33 | ‘‘S | |
| 34 | 34 | ECTION3. No bill to increase revenue shall become 6 | |
| 35 | 35 | law unless approved by two-thirds of the whole number 7 | |
| 36 | 36 | of each House by a rollcall vote.’’. 8 | |
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