HJRES 110 · in committee · major
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- economy
What this bill does
- Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the federal government to balance its budget within 10 years.
- Affects Congress, which must balance expenditures and receipts while excluding debt payments and borrowing.
- Emergency spending can be authorized by two-thirds vote in both chambers, but must be temporary and repaid quickly.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would a 10-year timeline to balance the budget affect current spending on Social Security, Medicare, and national defense?
- 02
What types of emergencies should qualify for the two-thirds congressional override, and who decides whether spending is temporary enough?
- 03
How might mandatory budget balancing constrain the government's ability to respond to future recessions or economic crises?
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Sponsor · R-TX-1
Nathaniel Moran
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-23
Legislative timeline
2025-07-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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