IA 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 110 

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United 

States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 19, 2017 

Mr. STIVERS (for himself and Mr. CUELLAR) submitted the following joint 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution 

of the United States. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled

3 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol4 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con5 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 

6 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 

7 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 

8 States: 


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1 ‘‘ARTICLE— 

2 ‘‘SECTION 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall 

3 not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year. 

4 ‘‘SECTION 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President 

5 shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the 

6 United States Government for that fiscal year in which 

7 total outlays do not exceed total receipts. 

8 ‘‘SECTION 3. The Congress may waive the provisions 

9 of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration 

10 of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be 

11 waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is 

12 engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and 

13 serious military threat to national security and is so de14 clared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 

15 whole number of each House, which becomes law. Any 

16 such waiver shall identify and be limited to the specific 

17 increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identi18 fied military conflict. Any increase in spending related to 

19 any waiver provided by this section shall be offset by a 

20 budget surplus within ten fiscal years of the end of this 

21 waiver. 

22 ‘‘SECTION 4. The Congress may waive the provisions 

23 of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration 

24 of national emergency is in effect, as so declared by a joint 

25 resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of 


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1 each House, which becomes law. Any such waiver shall 

2 identify and be limited to the specific increase for that 

3 fiscal year made necessary by the identified national emer4 gency. Any increase in spending related to any waiver pro5 vided by this section shall be offset by a budget surplus 

6 within ten fiscal years of the end of this waiver. 

7 ‘‘SECTION 5. The Congress shall enforce and imple8 ment this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely 

9 on estimates of outlays and receipts. 

10 ‘‘SECTION 6. Total receipts shall include all receipts 

11 of the United States Government except those derived 

12 from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of 

13 the United States Government except for those for repay14 ment of debt principal. 

15 ‘‘SECTION 7. This article shall take effect beginning 

16 with the tenth fiscal year after its ratification.’’. 

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