S4268-118

Introduced

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

118th Congress Introduced May 7, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Defense, Social Welfare.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of...
  • Section id746584869376347636034: 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...
  • Section ID0e70dc5bcddb47f8a6ee206746a81d0d: 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which...
  • Section IDdade45b34b1042ea9b69096938c46e3d: 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this article shall not apply during any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect or in which the United States is engaged...
  • Section ID28e6ced3080a4d219e21ea0b513f9a1f: 4. Section 1 of this article shall not apply during a fiscal year if, during that fiscal year or the preceding fiscal year, the economy of the United States...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Defense, Social Welfare

Primary Purpose

This bill, Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Defense Social Welfare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies:
health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 7, 2024

Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Defense Social Welfare
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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