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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. J. RES. 6
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide
for balanced budgets for the Government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY3, 2025
Mr. F
ITZPATRICKsubmitted the following joint resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1
of the United States of America in Congress assembled2
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-3
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-4
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7
States: 8
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‘‘ARTICLE— 1
‘‘S
ECTION1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall 2
not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless two- 3
thirds of the whole number of each House of Congress 4
shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over 5
receipts by a rollcall vote. 6
‘‘S
ECTION2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President 7
shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the 8
United States Government for that fiscal year in which 9
total outlays do not exceed total receipts. 10
‘‘S
ECTION3. The Congress may waive the provisions 11
of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration 12
of war is in effect by a rollcall vote. 13
‘‘S
ECTION4. The Congress may waive the provisions 14
of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration 15
of national emergency is in effect, as so declared by a joint 16
resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of 17
each House, which becomes law. 18
‘‘S
ECTION5. The Congress may waive the provisions 19
of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration 20
of a natural disaster is in effect, as so declared by a joint 21
resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of 22
each House, which becomes law. 23
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‘‘SECTION6. The Congress shall enforce and imple-1
ment this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely 2
on estimates of outlays and receipts. 3
‘‘S
ECTION7. This article shall take effect beginning 4
with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.’’. 5
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