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War Powers Amendments of 2015

Bill: 114-hjres-77
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2015-12-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Defense spending
Emergency planning and evacuation
Judicial review and appeals
Legislative rules and procedure
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-15
text: 
 
War Powers Amendments of 2015
 
 
 This joint resolution rewrites the War Powers Resolution. 
 
 Congressional consultation procedures are included concerning the participation of U.S. Armed Forces in certain military operations of the United Nations. 
 
 Additional conditions are provided concerning emergency use of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 114-hjres-79
Sponsor: Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 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: 2015-12-16
text: 

Constitutional Amendment 

 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays from exceeding total receipts for a fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. 
 
The President must submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. If the President does not submit a balanced budget for a fiscal year, no executive orders may be issued until the earlier of the submission of a balanced budget or the first day of the fiscal year. 
 
A three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress is required to increase the public debt limit. 
 
Congress may waive the requirements for any period during which the United States is engaged in military conflict that causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Fair Districts Amendment

Bill: 114-hjres-80
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2016-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional districts and representation
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Political parties and affiliation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-11
text: 

Constitutional Amendment

 

Fair Districts Amendment

 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a state, in establishing districts for the election of Representatives in Congress, to ensure that:
 
 
 no plan for the apportionment of Representatives among individual districts, or any individual district established under such plan, is drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent;
 
 districts shall not be drawn with the intent or result of denying or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political process or to diminish their ability to elect Representatives of their choice; and
 
 districts shall consist of contiguous territory.
 
 
Districts shall be as nearly equal in population as is practicable, shall be compact, and shall utilize existing political and geographical boundaries where feasible, unless compliance with such a requirement conflicts with the previous requirements of this joint resolution. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 114-hjres-81
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2016-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Conflicts and wars
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Defense spending
Military operations and strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-13
text: 

Constitutional Amendment 

 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for the year, excluding outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. 
 
The President must submit an annual budget in which total outlays for the fiscal year do not exceed total receipts. 
 
Congress may waive the requirements for any fiscal year in which: 
 
 
 a declaration of war is in effect, 
 
the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security as declared by a joint resolution, or 
 
 a national emergency has been declared by a joint resolution. 
 
 
Any waiver must identify and be limited to the specific increase for the year that is necessary for the military conflict or emergency. Any increase in spending pursuant to a waiver must be offset by a budget surplus within 10 years of the end of the waiver. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Pakistan of F-16 Block 52 aircraft.

Bill: 114-hjres-82
Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2016-02-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Pakistan

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-25
text: 
This joint resolution prohibits the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to any of the following proposed sales to Pakistan in Transmittal Numbered 15-80, including related defense articles and defense services: 
 
 
8 F-16 Block 52 aircraft with the Fl00-PW-229 increased performance engine,
 
14 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems,
 
8 AN/APG-68(V)9 radars, and 
 
8 ALQ-211(V)9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-02-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E229)
action_date: 2016-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 114-hjres-83
Sponsor: Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2]
Introduced: 2016-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Economic performance and conditions
Government trust funds
Legislative rules and procedure
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-02
text: 

Constitutional Amendment 

 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. 
 
The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal, receipts derived from borrowing, and receipts or outlays of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. 
 
The resolution requires the President to annually submit to Congress a budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. 
 
The balanced budget requirement does not apply if: 
 
 
 a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security, or 
 
during the fiscal year or preceding fiscal year, the U.S. economy grew by less than 0% in real gross domestic product during two or more consecutive quarters or the unemployment rate was more than 7% during two or more consecutive months. 
 
 
The resolution prohibits a court from enforcing the requirements by ordering cuts to Social Security or Medicare payments unless the funds available to the trust fund for a program are not sufficient to cover the outlays that would occur during the year if the fund were fully solvent. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Islamist Extremism

Bill: 114-hjres-84
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2016-03-02 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Africa
Asia
Congressional oversight
Iraq
Legislative rules and procedure
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Palestinians
Political movements and philosophies
Terrorism
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2016-03-02
text: 

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Islamist Extremism

 
 This joint resolution authorizes the President to use the Armed Forces against the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al Shabab, Boko Haram, Al-Nusrah Front, the Haqqani-Network, the Taliban, Houthi's, Khorasan Group, Hamas, Hezbollah, and any substantial supporters, associated forces, or closely related successor entities. 
 
 The President may add an organization if: (1) the President determines that the organization supports Islamist extremism and submits to Congress the organization's name and supporting documents, and (2) Congress enacts a joint resolution providing for the use of the Armed Forces against the organization. 
 
This joint resolution is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization pursuant to section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution. Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution.
 
The following provisions of law are repealed: 
 
 
 The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, and 
 
 The Authorization for Use of Military Force.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced.

Bill: 114-hjres-85
Sponsor: Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2016-03-03 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: 2016-03-03
text: 

Constitutional Amendment 

 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year or 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. 
 
The amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress to levy a new tax, increase the rate of any tax, or increase the debt limit. 
 
The amendment provides any Member of Congress with standing and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of this amendment if authorized by a petition signed by one-third of the Members of either house of Congress. Courts are prohibited from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this amendment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government.

Bill: 114-hjres-86
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2016-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Disability assistance
Government trust funds
Legislative rules and procedure
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-14
text: 

Constitutional Amendment
 
 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of each chamber of Congress authorizes the excess with a rollcall vote. The authorization must include an adequate increase in the debt limit for the specific excess of outlays. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. 
 
The President must submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.
 
 Total outlays for the Social Security trust funds over 75 years must not exceed total receipts for 75 years, unless three-fifths of each chamber of Congress authorizes the specific excess by a rollcall vote. 
 
Congress may waive the requirements by a rollcall vote for any year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The waiver must: (1) identify and be limited to the outlays necessary for the war, and (2) include an adequate increase in the debt limit for the specific excess of outlays. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-04-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR  H1688-1689)
action_date: 2016-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the equal application to the Senators and Representatives of the laws that apply to all citizens of the United States.

Bill: 114-hjres-89
Sponsor: Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2016-04-20 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Due process and equal protection
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: 

Constitutional Amendment

 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting Congress from making any law respecting the citizens of the United States that does not also apply to the Senators and Representatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Introduced in House
To provide limitations on the transfer of certain United States munitions from the United States to Saudi Arabia.

Bill: 114-hjres-90
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2016-04-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Iraq
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Terrorism
Yemen

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: 
This joint resolution expresses the sense of Congress that no transfer to Saudi Arabia of U.S. air-to-ground munitions should occur until the President certifies that Saudi Arabia: (1) demonstrates an ongoing effort to combat the mutual threat our nations face from foreign terrorist organizations, and (2) takes all feasible precautions to reduce the risk of civilian harm in the course of military actions. 
 
No transfer of U.S. air-to-ground munitions may occur until the President certifies to Congress that Saudi Arabia: 
 
 
is not providing funding, material support, or lethal aid to foreign terrorist organizations; 
 
is, with its coalition partners, taking all feasible precautions to reduce the risk of civilian harm and exercising proportional use of force in the course of military actions;
 
is, with its coalition partners, making demonstrable efforts to facilitate the flow of critical humanitarian aid and commercial goods; and 
 
is taking necessary measures to target designated foreign terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as part of its military operations in Yemen. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

Bill: 114-hjres-91
Sponsor: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2016-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child care and development
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
International law and treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-26
text: 

Constitutional Amendment

 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment stating that:
 
 
the liberty of parents to direct the education of their children is a fundamental right;
 
neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served;
 
no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to any of the rights of parents guaranteed by this article, any other provision of the U.S. Constitution, federal law, or any state constitution or law; and
 
the rights guaranteed by this amendment shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States.

Bill: 114-hjres-92
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2016-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: 

Constitutional Amendment

 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the repeal of any federal law or regulation when the legislatures of two-thirds of the states approve resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the provisions to be repealed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 114-hjres-93
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2016-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Economic performance and conditions
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Income tax rates
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: 

Constitutional Amendment 
 
 
 This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts or 18.5% of the economic output of the United States for the fiscal year. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. 

 The amendment requires a three-fourths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit or revenue. 
 
It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually and specifies that the failure to do so will be considered an impeachable offense. 
 
 Congress may waive these requirements when: (1) a declaration of war is in effect, or (2) the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security that has been declared by a joint resolution. Waivers must identify and be limited to the excess that is necessary for a year due to the identified military conflict.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Conferring honorary citizenship of the United States on Staff Sergeant Laszlo Holovits, Jr.

Bill: 114-hjres-94
Sponsor: Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2016-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: 
This joint resolution confers honorary U.S. citizenship upon Staff Sergeant Laszlo Holovits, Jr., posthumously.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Introduced in House