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

What This Bill Does

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year.

The amendment also prohibits (1) increases to the federal debt limit, and (2) a bill that increases revenue from becoming law unless the bill has been approved by two-thirds of each chamber of Congress with a roll call vote.

Summary as of 01/03/2025, via Congress.gov / Congressional Research Service.

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