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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 87 
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. CARNEY (for himself, Mr. POLIS, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. PERL-
MUTTER, and Mr. SCHRADER) introduced 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. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two- 
thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Total estimated outlays of the operating 
funds of the United States for any fiscal year shall not 
exceed total estimated receipts to those funds for that fis-
cal year, unless Congress approves a specific excess of out-
lays over receipts by three-fifths of the whole number of 
each House by a roll-call vote. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President 
shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the 
United States Government for the fiscal year beginning 
in that calendar year in which total estimated outlays of 
the operating funds of the United States for that fiscal 
year shall not exceed total estimated receipts to those 
funds for that fiscal year. 
‘‘SECTION 3. No bill to increase revenue shall become 
law unless approved by a majority of the whole number 
of each House by a roll-call vote. 
‘‘SECTION 4. The Congress may waive the provisions 
of this article for any fiscal year and the first fiscal year 
thereafter if a declaration of war is in effect or if the Di-
rector of the Congressional Budget Office, or any suc-
cessor, estimates that real economic growth has been or 
will be less than one percent for two consecutive quarters 
during the period of those two fiscal years. The provisions 
of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 95 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2012, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
Law 112–36) is further amended by striking the date
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the United States is engaged in military conflict which 
causes an imminent and serious military threat to national 
security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted 
by a majority of the whole number of each House, which 
becomes law. 
‘‘SECTION 5. Total estimated receipts of the oper-
ating funds shall exclude those derived from net bor-
rowing. Total estimated outlays of the operating funds of 
the United States shall exclude those for repayment of 
debt principal; and for capital investments. The receipts 
(including attributable interest) and outlays of the Federal 
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall not be 
counted as receipts or outlays for purposes of this article. 
‘‘SECTION 6. The Congress shall enforce and imple-
ment this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely 
on estimates of outlays and receipts. 
‘‘SECTION 7. This article shall take effect beginning 
with the later of the second fiscal year beginning after its 
ratification or the first fiscal year beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2016.’’. 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 88 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify 
the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited 
liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws 
of any state, the United States, or any foreign state. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. MCGOVERN introduced 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 clarify the authority of Congress and the States 
to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or 
other corporate entities established by the laws of any 
state, the United States, or any foreign state. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. We the people who ordain and establish 
this Constitution intend the rights protected by this Con-
stitution to be the rights of natural persons. 
‘‘SECTION 2. The words people, person, or citizen as 
used in this Constitution do not include corporations, lim-
ited liability companies or other corporate entities estab-
lished by the laws of any State, the United States, or any 
foreign state, and such corporate entities are subject to 
such regulation as the people, through their elected State 
and Federal representatives, deem reasonable and are oth-
erwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the 
States under this Constitution. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Nothing contained herein shall be con-
strued to limit the people’s rights of freedom of speech, 
freedom of the press, free exercise of religion, freedom of 
association and all such other rights of the people, which 
rights are inalienable.’’. 
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States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Congress shall have power to set limits 
on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, 
and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in 
support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination 
for election to, or for election to, Federal office. 
‘‘SECTION 2. A State shall have power to set limits 
on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, 
and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in 
support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination 
for election to, or for election to, State or local office. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Congress shall have power to implement 
and enforce this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 91 
To provide for the resolution of the outstanding issues in the current railway 
labor-management dispute. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2011 
Mr. MICA introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To provide for the resolution of the outstanding issues in 
the current railway labor-management dispute. 
Whereas the labor dispute between the carriers represented 
by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the 
National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their 
employees represented by certain labor organizations 
threatens essential transportation services of the United 
States; 
Whereas it is essential to the national interest, including the 
national health and defense, that essential transportation 
services be maintained; 
Whereas the President, pursuant to the provisions of section 
10 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 160), by Execu-
tive Order No. 13586 of October 6, 2011, created Presi-
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dential Emergency Board No. 243 to investigate the dis-
pute and report findings; 
Whereas the recommendations of Presidential Emergency 
Board No. 243 issued on November 5, 2011, have formed 
the basis for tentative agreements between some, but not 
all, of the parties to the disputes; 
Whereas the recommendations of Presidential Emergency 
Board No. 243 issued on November 5, 2011, have not re-
sulted in a settlement of all the disputes; 
Whereas all of the procedures for resolving such dispute pro-
vided for in the Railway Labor Act will be exhausted as 
of 12:01 ante meridiem of December 6, 2011, at which 
time essential transportation services will be subject to 
interruption; 
Whereas it is desirable to resolve such disputes in a manner 
which encourages solutions reached through collective 
bargaining; 
Whereas Congress, under the Commerce Clause of the Con-
stitution, has the authority and responsibility to ensure 
the uninterrupted operation of essential transportation 
services; 
Whereas Congress finds that emergency measures are essen-
tial to the security and continuity of transportation serv-
ices by such carriers; and 
Whereas Congress has in the past enacted legislation for such 
purposes: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That consistent with the purposes of the Railway Labor 
Act to avoid any labor dispute that threatens substantially 
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to the certification under section 3101A(a) of title 31, 
United States Code. 
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to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree such as to 
deprive any section of the country of essential transpor-
tation service— 
(1) the parties to the disputes that are the sub-
ject of Executive Order No. 13586 of October 6, 
2011, between the carriers represented by the Na-
tional Carriers’ Conference Committee of the Na-
tional Railway Labor Conference and certain of their 
employees represented by the labor organizations 
which are party to such disputes shall take all nec-
essary steps to restore or preserve the conditions out 
of which such disputes arose as such conditions ex-
isted prior to 12:01 ante meridiem of December 6, 
2011, except as otherwise provided in this joint reso-
lution, which status shall remain in effect through 
December 31, 2014, and which status shall be sub-
ject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this sec-
tion; and 
(2) the report and recommendations of the 
Presidential Emergency Board No. 243, dated No-
vember 5, 2011, shall be binding on the parties and 
shall have the same effect as though arrived at by 
agreement of the parties under the Railway Labor 
Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), and shall be effective 
for the period from January 1, 2010, through De-
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cember 31, 2014, except as provided in the report 
and recommendations of Presidential Emergency 
Board No. 243 regarding the optional election by a 
labor organization that is a party to this dispute of 
the January 1, 2015, wage increase. 
SEC. 2. Nothing in this joint resolution shall prevent 
any mutual written agreement by the parties to implement 
the terms and conditions established by this joint resolu-
tion, or prevent a mutual written agreement to any terms 
and conditions different from those established by this 
joint resolution. 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 92 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating 
to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the disbursement 
of funds for political activity by for-profit corporations and other for- 
profit business organizations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2011 
Mr. ELLISON introduced 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 relating to the authority of Congress and the 
States to regulate the disbursement of funds for political 
activity by for-profit corporations and other for-profit 
business organizations. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
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States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Because of the compelling public inter-
est in preventing corruption and the appearance of corrup-
tion among elected officials, and because corporations and 
other business organizations are not natural persons or 
citizens, Congress and the States may regulate the dis-
bursement of funds for political activity by for-profit cor-
porations, other for-profit business entities, or other busi-
ness organizations, without regard to whether or not the 
activity is carried out independently from any candidate 
or political party. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Nothing contained in this Article shall 
be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.’’. 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 93 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating 
to limits on the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado introduced 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 relating to limits on the number of terms a Mem-
ber of Congress may serve. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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IIA 
Calendar No. 294 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 98 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 23, 2012 
Received, read twice and placed on the calendar, pursuant to Public Law 112– 
25, section 301(a)(2) 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Relating to the disapproval of the President’s exercise of 
authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under 
section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on Janu-
ary 12, 2012. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves of the President’s exercise of 
authority to increase the debt limit, as exercised pursuant 
to the certification under section 3101A(a) of title 31, 
United States Code. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 18, 
2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. No person who has served 6 terms as 
a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House 
of Representatives. For purposes of this section, the elec-
tion of a person to fill a vacancy in the House of Rep-
resentatives shall be included as 1 term in determining 
the number of terms that such person has served as a Rep-
resentative if the person fills the vacancy for more than 
1 year. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has served 2 terms as 
a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to 
the Senate. For purposes of this section, the election or 
appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in the Senate 
shall be included as 1 term in determining the number 
of terms that such person has served as a Senator if the 
person fills the vacancy for more than 3 years. 
‘‘SECTION 3. No term beginning before the date of 
the ratification of this article shall be taken into account 
in determining eligibility for election or appointment under 
this article.’’. 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 94 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2011 
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
considered and passed 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2012, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
Law 112–36) is further amended by striking the date 
specified in section 106(3) and inserting ‘‘December 17, 
2011’’. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 94 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2012, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
Law 112–36) is further amended by striking the date
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specified in section 106(3) and inserting ‘‘December 17, 
2011’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2011. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
‘‘(ii) computed or recomputed (pursuant to 
paragraph (4)(B)(ii)) as provided by subsection (d), 
(as applicable) and modified as provided by subparagraph 
(E). 
‘‘(E) In determining the amount which would be an 
individual’s primary insurance amount as provided in sub-
paragraph (D)— 
‘‘(i) subsection (b)(4) shall not apply; 
‘‘(ii) section 215(b) as in effect in December 
1978 shall apply, except that section 215(b)(2)(C) 
(as then in effect) shall be deemed to provide that 
an individual’s ‘computation base years’ may include 
only calendar years in the period after 1950 (or 
1936 if applicable) and ending with the calendar 
year in which such individual attains age 61, plus 
the 3 calendar years after such period for which the 
total of such individual’s wages and self-employment 
income is the largest; and 
‘‘(iii) subdivision (I) in the last sentence of 
paragraph (4) shall be applied as though the words 
‘without regard to any increases in that table’ in 
such subdivision read ‘including any increases in 
that table’. 
‘‘(F) This paragraph shall apply in the case of any 
individual only if such application results in a primary in-
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 94 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2012, and for other purposes.
H. J. Res. 94 
One Hundred Twelfth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven 
Joint Resolution 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other pur-
poses. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–36) is further 
amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and 
inserting ‘‘December 17, 2011’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IIA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 94 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 16, 2011 
Received 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2012, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
Law 112–36) is further amended by striking the date 
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specified in section 106(3) and inserting ‘‘December 17, 
2011’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2011. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 95 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2011 
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
considered and passed 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2012, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
Law 112–36) is further amended by striking the date 
specified in section 106(3) and inserting ‘‘December 23, 
2011’’. 
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specified in section 106(3) and inserting ‘‘December 23, 
2011’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2011. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 95 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2012, and for other purposes.