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

Bill: 112-hjres-89
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11]
Introduced: 2011-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Economic performance and conditions
Income tax rates
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-17
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits estimated outlays of the operating funds of the United States for any fiscal year from exceeding total estimated receipts to those funds for that fiscal year unless Congress, by a three-fifths roll-call vote of each chamber, approves a specific excess of outlays over receipts.
 
Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. 
 
Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of each chamber by roll-call vote.
 
Authorizes waivers of these provisions for any fiscal year and the first fiscal year thereafter if: (1) a declaration of war is in effect, or (2) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that real economic growth has been or will be less than 1% for two consecutive quarters during the period of those two fiscal years. Authorizes waivers for any fiscal year under other specified circumstances involving military conflict or if a presidential declaration of major disaster is in effect. 
 
Excludes: (1) from estimated receipts, specified funds derived from net borrowing; (2) from estimated outlays, funds for repayment of debt principal and for capital investments; and (3) from receipts or outlays, receipts (including attributable interest) and outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections, and affirm the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations and to regulate and set limits on all election contributions and expenditures.

Bill: 112-hjres-90
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19]
Introduced: 2011-11-18 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-18
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and do not extend to for-profit corporations, limited liability companies, or other private entities established for business purposes or to promote business interests under the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state.
 
Declares that such corporate and other private entities are subject to regulation by the people through the legislative process so long as such regulations are consistent with the powers of Congress and the states and do not limit the freedom of the press.
 
Prohibits such corporate and other private entities from making contributions or expenditures in any election of any candidate for public office or the vote upon any ballot measure submitted to the people.
 
Grants Congress and the states the power to regulate and set limits on all election contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own spending, and to authorize the establishment of political committees to receive, spend, and publicly disclose the sources of those contributions and expenditures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-11-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-11-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-18
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the resolution of the outstanding issues in the current railway labor-management dispute.

Bill: 112-hjres-91
Sponsor: Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]
Introduced: 2011-11-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Labor-management relations
Railroads
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-30
text: 
Requires the parties to specified disputes between railway carriers (represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference) and certain of their railroad employees (represented by specified labor organizations) to take all necessary steps to restore or preserve dispute conditions as they existed before 12:01 a.m. on December 6, 2011, such status to remain in effect through December 31, 2014 (the cooling off period).
 
Makes the report and recommendations of the Presidential Emergency Board No. 243 issued on November 5, 2011, however, binding on the parties, with the same effect as though arrived at by agreement of the parties under the Railway Labor Act, for the period from January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2014 (except with respect to the optional election by a labor organization that is a party to this dispute of the specified interim January 1, 2015, employee wage increase).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2011-11-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-11-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-30
text: Introduced in House
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.

Bill: 112-hjres-92
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2011-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Gives Congress and the states the authority to regulate the disbursement of funds for political activity by for-profit corporations, other for-profit business entities, or other business organizations, without regard to whether or not the activity is carried out independently from any candidate or political party. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limits on the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve.

Bill: 112-hjres-93
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2011-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Limits Members of the House of Representatives to six terms and Members of the Senate to two terms. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2270-2271)
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hjres-94
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]
Introduced: 2011-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: 
Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-36) to extend through December 17, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2012.

action_date: 2011-12-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-36) to extend through December 17, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2012.

action_date: 2011-12-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-36) to extend through December 17, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Became Public Law No: 112-67.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Became Public Law No: 112-67.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8726)
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8726)
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9908)
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9908)
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9908)
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Mr. Rogers (KY) asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 112-67
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hjres-95
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]
Introduced: 2011-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: 
Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-36) to extend through December 23, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2012.

action_date: 2011-12-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-36) to extend through December 23, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2012.

action_date: 2011-12-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-36) to extend through December 23, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2012.

action_date: 2011-12-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-36) to extend through December 23, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-17
text: Became Public Law No: 112-68.
action_date: 2011-12-17
text: Became Public Law No: 112-68.
action_date: 2011-12-17
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2011-12-17
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2011-12-17
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2011-12-17
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2011-12-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2011-12-17
text: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8780)
action_date: 2011-12-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8780)
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9908)
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9908)
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9908)
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Mr. Rogers (KY) asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 112-68
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve to 4 in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate.

Bill: 112-hjres-96
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2011-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-20
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Limits Members of the House of Representatives to four terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.

Bill: 112-hjres-97
Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
Introduced: 2011-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-20
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Denies as protected speech any financial expenditures, or in kind equivalents, with respect to a candidate for federal office, without regard to whether or not a communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a specified candidate in the election.
 
Gives Congress the power to enact a mandatory public financing system to provide funds to qualified candidates in federal elections, which shall be the sole source of funds raised or spent with respect to federal elections.
 
Requires Congress to set forth a legal public holiday for the purpose of voting in regularly scheduled general elections for federal office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-20
text: Introduced in House
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 January 12, 2012.

Bill: 112-hjres-98
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-29]
Introduced: 2012-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-13
text: 
Disapproves of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit.

action_date: 2012-01-18
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Disapproves of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-26
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 52. Record Vote Number: 2. (consideration: CR S95)
action_date: 2012-01-26
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S83-95)
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294 pursuant to P.L. 112-25, sec. 301(a)(2).
action_date: 2012-01-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-01-18
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 239 - 176, 2 Present (Roll no. 4). (text: CR H54)
action_date: 2012-01-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 239 - 176, 2 Present (Roll no. 4).(text: CR H54)
action_date: 2012-01-18
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the statute. (consideration: CR H68)
action_date: 2012-01-18
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 515 and section 3101A(c)(4) of title 31, United States Code, the House proceeded with 2 hours of debate on H.J.Res. 98. (consideration: CR H54-69)
action_date: 2012-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that an increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the several States.

Bill: 112-hjres-99
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2012-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-17
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that an increase in the federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the several states.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the use of public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal office.

Bill: 112-hjres-100
Sponsor: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]
Introduced: 2012-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-18
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that all campaigns for President and Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate shall be financed entirely with public funds. Prohibits contributions to any candidate for federal office from any other source, including the candidate.
 
Prohibits any expenditures in support of any candidate for federal office, or in opposition to any such candidate, from any other source, including the candidate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H128)
action_date: 2012-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for Representatives to be chosen every four  years, and limiting the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected.

Bill: 112-hjres-101
Sponsor: Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2012-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Requires Members of the House of Representatives to be chosen every four years.
 
Limits Members of the House to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of  the United States.

Bill: 112-hjres-102
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2012-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-14
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total outlays (except those for payment of debt) for a year from exceeding the average annual revenue (except that derived from borrowing) collected in the three prior years, adjusted in proportion to changes in population and inflation.
 
Requires a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber to declare an emergency and provide by law for specific outlays in excess of such limit.
 
Requires the declaration to specify reasons for the emergency designation and to limit the period in which outlays may exceed such limit to no longer than one year.
 
Requires all revenue in excess of outlays: (1) to reduce the federal debt; and (2) upon the retirement of such debt, to be held by the Treasury to be used for the specific outlays in excess of such limit.
 
Prescribes a formula for reducing outlays over seven years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures.

Bill: 112-hjres-103
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2012-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Labor-management relations
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-16
text: 
Disapproves and nullifies the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and published December 22, 2011, relating to representation election procedures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2012-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States.

Bill: 112-hjres-104
Sponsor: Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]
Introduced: 2012-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Labor
Foreign labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-17
text: Disapproves the Department of Labor rule relating to temporary non-agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the United States (published in the Federal Register on February 21, 2012) and states that such rule shall have no force or effect.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2012-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-17
text: Introduced in House