A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires 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 the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures and requires for emergency situations, Congress may, for limited times, authorize expenditures exceeding those allowable under section 1, if two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate agree to pass the bill. It relies on compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Government Spending and Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties and Disaster response agencies and disaster-affected communities would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires 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 the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures...
- Requires for emergency situations, Congress may, for limited times, authorize expenditures exceeding those allowable under section 1, if two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate agree to pass the bill.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires 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 the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures and requires for emergency situations, Congress may, for limited times, authorize expenditures exceeding those allowable under section 1, if two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate agree to pass the bill.
Key Policy Areas
Government Spending, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
The bill requires 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 the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures and requires for emergency situations, Congress may, for limited times, authorize expenditures exceeding those allowable under section 1, if two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate agree to pass the bill.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Disaster response agencies and disaster-affected communities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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