To increase the statutory limit on the public debt and to require House and Senate votes on constitutional amendments to balance the Federal budget and to restrict new entitlement spending.

Bill: 113-hr-4027
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2014-02-10
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt

Constitution and constitutional amendments

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Increases the public debt limit to $19.250 trillion.</p> <p>Requires the House of Representatives and the Senate each to vote upon a proposed amendment to the Constitution entitled &quot;Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States&quot; or entitled &quot;Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restrict the power of Congress to enact legislation increasing any amount spent under entitlement programs or creating new entitlement programs.&quot;</p> <p>States that if such vote fails to achieve a two-thirds majority in either house of Congress then there shall be another vote in that house on either such amendment within 90 days.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4027 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2014 Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 A BILL To increase the statutory limit on the public debt and to require House and Senate votes on constitutional amendments to balance the Federal budget and to restrict new entitlement spending.

1. Public debt limit extension Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation contained in such subsection and inserting $19,250,000,000,000 . 2. Congressional votes required on constitutional amendments to balance the Federal budget and to restrict new entitlement spending Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the House of Representatives and the Senate shall each vote upon a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States entitled Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States or entitled Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restrict the power of Congress to enact legislation increasing any amount spent under entitlement programs or creating new entitlement programs . If such vote fails to achieve a two-thirds majority in either House of Congress then there shall be a vote in that House of Congress on either such amendment within 90 days.