IA
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 86
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United
States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 11, 2002
Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr.
AKIN, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. BARTLETT
of Maryland, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BASS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr.
BISHOP, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mrs. BONO, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr.
BRADY of Texas, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Mr. CANNON, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr.
CHAMBLISS, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CRENSHAW,
Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia,
Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DELAY, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr.
DUNCAN, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr.
FLETCHER, Mr. FORBES, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. GOODE, Mr.
GOODLATTE, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. HALL of
Texas, Mr. HANSEN, Ms. HART, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr.
HAYWORTH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. HOEKSTRA,
Mr. HORN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. ISSA, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. JOHN, Mr. JONES
of North Carolina, Mr. KELLER, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr.
KERNS, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KIRK, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr.
LATOURETTE, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. LINDER, Mr. LUCAS of Okla-
homa, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. JEFF MILLER
of Florida, Mr. DAN
MILLER
of Florida, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr.
NETHERCUTT, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr.
OTTER, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PITTS, Mr.
PLATTS, Mr. POMBO, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. REG-
ULA, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. RYUN of Kan-
sas, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr.
SHUSTER, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. SULLIVAN,
Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. TERRY, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TIBERI,
Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. WAMP, Mr. WELLER, Mr. WICKER, and
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the following joint resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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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:
‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall
not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-
fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall
provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts
by a rollcall vote.
‘‘SECTION 2. The limit on the debt of the United
States held by the public shall not be increased, unless
three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall pro-
vide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote.
‘‘SECTION 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President
shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the
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United States Government for that fiscal year in which
total outlays do not exceed total receipts.
‘‘SECTION 4. No bill to increase revenue shall become
law unless approved by a majority of the whole number
of each House by a rollcall vote.
‘‘SECTION 5. The Congress may waive the provisions
of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration
of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be
waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is
engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and
serious military threat to national security and is so de-
clared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the
whole number of each House, which becomes law.
‘‘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. Total receipts shall include all receipts
of the United States Government except those derived
from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of
the United States Government except for those for repay-
ment of debt principal.
‘‘SECTION 8. This article shall take effect beginning
with the second fiscal year beginning after its ratifica-
tion.’’.
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