legislation: 116-hjres-40

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116-hjres-40 116 hjres 40 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. Economics and Public Finance 2019-01-30 2019-01-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. House Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] GA R L000583 10 Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year or 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress to levy a new tax, increase the rate of any tax, or increase the debt limit. The amendment provides any Member of Congress with standing and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of this amendment if authorized by a petition signed by one-third of the Members of either house of Congress. Courts are prohibited from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this amendment. 2022-11-01T15:02:54Z  

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