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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office.

Bill: 112-hjres-8
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2011-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditures with respect to candidates in a federal election.
 
Grants a state the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditures with respect to candidates in a state or local election.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H125)
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants.

Bill: 112-hjres-9
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2011-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Industrial facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-06
text: 
Disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 112-hjres-10
Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Introduced: 2011-01-06 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: 2011-01-06
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. 
 
 
Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. 
 
Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict. 
Requires the appropriate congressional committees to report to their respective chambers implementing legislation to achieve a balanced budget without reducing the disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to achieve that goal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to balance the Federal budget.

Bill: 112-hjres-11
Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2011-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Income tax rates
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits all outlays for a fiscal year (including those for debt service and other debt functions) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. 
 
Requires a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit. 
Prohibits outlays for the total budget from exceeding the previous fiscal years' outlays plus population growth and inflation, unless such increase is approved by two-thirds of each chamber by a roll call vote. 
Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. 
Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by two-thirds of each chamber by a roll call vote. 
Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect only by a vote of a majority of both chambers. 
 Requires all: (1) outlays above revenues from the previous fiscal year to be accounted for in the outlays and budgets of the following fiscal year, and (2) surplus revenues at the end of a fiscal year to be allocated to a fund to be returned to the taxpayers, determined by legislation before the end of the subsequent fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E44)
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
Denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, "honor" killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions, expressing the sense of Congress that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hjres-12
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2011-01-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Domestic violence and child abuse
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Human trafficking
Property rights
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: 
Denounces and demands the cessation of the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and crimes.
 
Asserts that women are not chattel, should not be trafficked, exploited, or sold for services, and should not be denied the right to education, to ownership of property, or to participate in full, economic, social and political life.
 
Demands the dismantling of social and institutional mechanisms which perpetuate systematic discrimination against women and girls.
 
Calls on all governments to pass enforceable laws banning these practices, prosecute any individuals who persecute or violate women and girls with these acts, and pass measures to empower women and girls and afford them equal access to educational, social, and economic opportunities.
 
Directs the President, in conjunction with fellow donor countries, to seek to promote the rights, health, empowerment of women in every aspect of their foreign assistance to developing countries, and discourage continued acts of violence against women and the impunity that often accompanies these acts.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) participation, protection, recognition, health, and equality of women and girls are crucial to achieving a just, moral, and peaceful society; and (2) regardless of religion, geography, or form of government, women should not be denied equal rights, which should be defended and enforced when they are abridged, challenged, or violated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

Bill: 112-hjres-13
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2011-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
First Amendment rights
National symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.

Bill: 112-hjres-14
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2011-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Income tax rates
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress and the President to agree annually on an estimate of total receipts (except those derived from borrowing) for a fiscal year by enactment into law of a joint resolution devoted solely to that subject. Prohibits outlays for that year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding the estimated receipts set forth in the joint resolution, unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of the total membership of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over estimated receipts.
 
 
Requires Congress, whenever actual outlays exceed actual receipts for any fiscal year, to provide by law for the repayment of such excess in the ensuing fiscal year.
 
Prohibits any increase in the public debt of the United States unless three-fifths of the total membership of each House provides for it by a rollcall vote.
 
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 a rollcall vote. 
Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.

Bill: 112-hjres-15
Sponsor: Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]
Introduced: 2011-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget process
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Executive agency funding and structure
General taxation matters
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the President, in the case of any bill, order, resolution, or vote presented by Congress, to decline to approve in whole any dollar amount of discretionary budget authority, any item of new direct spending, or any tax benefit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.

Bill: 112-hjres-16
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5]
Introduced: 2011-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
General taxation matters

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution (authorizing taxation of income).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.

Bill: 112-hjres-17
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2011-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution (thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 112-hjres-18
Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2011-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Income tax rates
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. 
 
Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit. 
Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. 
Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by three-fifths of each chamber by rollcall vote. 
Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-07
text: Introduced in House
Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act".

Bill: 112-hjres-19
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2011-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Comprehensive health care
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-12
text: 
Disapproves and nullifies the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) relating to "Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-12
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Bill: 112-hjres-20
Sponsor: Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits a person from serving more than two full consecutive terms as a Senator or six full consecutive terms as a Representative. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions to the New Source Review (NSR) State Implementation Plan (SIP); Flexible Permits; Final Rule".

Bill: 112-hjres-21
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2011-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Industrial facilities
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: 
Disapproves and nullifies the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to &quot;Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions to the New Source Review (NSR) State Implementation Plan (SIP); Flexible Permits; Final Rule&quot; that was published on July 15, 2010. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Preserving Capitalism in America Amendment

Bill: 112-hjres-22
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3]
Introduced: 2011-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Corporate finance and management
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: 
 Constitutional Amendment - Preserving Capitalism in America Amendment - Prohibits the United States from owning, subscribing to, or otherwise having any interest in the stock or equity of any company, association, or corporation, except for any investments through any pension funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced.

Bill: 112-hjres-23
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2011-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Income tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing).
 
Prohibits outlays from exceeding 18% of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the calendar year ending before the beginning of such fiscal year.
 
Authorizes Congress to provide for suspension of the imposed limitations for any fiscal year for which two-thirds of each chamber shall provide, by a roll call vote, for a specific excess of outlays over receipts or over 18% of the GDP for such calendar year.
 
Prohibits any bill to levy a new tax or increase the rate of any tax from becoming law unless approved by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber.
 
Requires a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit.
 
Grants Members of Congress standing and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of this article when authorized to do so by a petition signed by one-third of the Members of either chamber. Prohibits a federal or state court from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this article.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 112-hjres-24
Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2011-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
General taxation matters
Income tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Requires the concurrence of two-thirds of the Members of each house of Congress for final adoption of any legislation changing the internal revenue laws, unless such legislation is determined not to increase the internal revenue by more than a de minimis amount.
 
Permits a waiver of this requirement when a declaration of war is in effect or when the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution which becomes law. Prohibits any increase in the internal revenue enacted under such a waiver from lasting more than two years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths.

Bill: 112-hjres-25
Sponsor: Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
U.S. territories and protectorates
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: 
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right of citizens of the United States to vote in the election for President and Vice President shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of residency in a U.S. territory or commonwealth.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Introduced in House