US Congress House Joint Resolution 22 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 42-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires roll call votes of (1) three-fifths of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit, and (2) a majority of each chamber for legislation increasing revenue. It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Congress is authorized to waive these requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]
Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. James Comer [R-KY]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]
Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Jody Arrington [R-TX]	Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]	Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN]
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]
Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]	Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]	Rep. Ross Spano [R-FL]
Rep. John Joyce [R-PA]	Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]	Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK]	Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]
Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Fred Keller [R-PA]	Rep. French Hill [R-AR]
Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-01-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-08	House	Introduced in House

HJR5 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR6 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR11 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SJR3 (Related) 2019-01-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SJR5 (Related) 2019-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR50 (Related) 2019-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR51 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
SJR18 (Related) 2019-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR55 (Related) 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/22/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hjres22/BILLS-116hjres22ih.pdf