Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [HJR-14]
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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 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 and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding one-fifth of the economic output of the United States,
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HJR-14: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/11/2017
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified. [HJR-18]
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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless: (1) Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths vote of each chamber, and (2) total outlays do not exceed a specified percentage of the estimated gross domestic product of the United States. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts
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HJR-18: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Perry
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/11/2017
Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2017 [HB-275]
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Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish points of order in the House of Representatives and the Senate against considering appropriations legislation that includes changes in mandatory programs (CHIMPs) that would cause the amount available for obligation during the fiscal year from the Crime Victims Fund to be less than the three-year average. A CHIMP is a provision that: (1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts if the provision were included in legislation
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HB-275: Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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HB-244: HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [HJR-15]
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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total federal expenditures for a year from exceeding the average annual federal revenue collected in the three prior years, adjusted for changes in population and inflation. Expenditures for payment of debt and revenues derived from borrowing are excluded. Congress may authorize specific expenditures in excess of the limit for up to one year by declaring an emergency with a roll call vote of two-thirds
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HJR-15: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/11/2017
SJR-3: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Shelby
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/04/2017
You have voted SJR-3: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year..
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [HJR-2]
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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 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 and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit. It requires
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HJR-2: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Mr. Goodlatte Moved To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Resolution. on 04/12/2018
HB-85: To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
You have voted HB-85: To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2018..
HB-86: To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
You have voted HB-86: To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2018..
HB-87: To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
You have voted HB-87: To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2018..
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government. [HJR-8]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government. 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 two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber. 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: (1) a declaration
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HJR-8: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Gallagher
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/11/2017
HJR-12: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/11/2017
You have voted HJR-12: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress..
SCR-3: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 48. (consideration: Cr H490-520) on 01/13/2017
You have voted SCR-3: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026..
Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 [HB-195]
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Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 DIVISION A--FEDERAL REGISTER PRINTING SAVINGS ACT OF 2017 Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This division bars the Government Publishing Office from furnishing a printed copy of the Federal Register without charge to any Member of Congress or any other office of the United States during a year unless the Member or office requests: (1) a printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal Register, or (2) a subscription to printed copies of the Federal Register for that year. DIVISION
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HB-195: Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Pursuant To The Provisions Of S. Con. Res. 33, Enrollment Corrections On H.r. 195 Have Been Made. on 01/22/2018
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. [HJR-5]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. 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 two-thirds vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding 18% of the gross domestic product of the United States,
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HJR-5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vern Buchanan
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.B. 244. [HCR-53]
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Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.B. 244. Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.B. 244 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017) to: (1) amend the title, (2) strike or amend specified sections, (3) amend the table of contents, and (4) add a division that includes the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 or the HIRE Vets Act.
HCR-53: Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.B. 244.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2754, S2761) on 05/04/2017
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 [HB-2266]
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Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 This bill provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief, reauthorizes temporary bankruptcy judgeships, and revises requirements regarding the U.S. Trustee System Fund and bankruptcy. DIVISION A--ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF REQUIREMENTS ACT OF 2017 Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 This division provides $36.5 billion in FY2018 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department
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HB-2266: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Became Public Law No: 115-72. (txt | Pdf) on 10/26/2017
Government Shutdown Prevention Act [HB-2221]
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Government Shutdown Prevention Act This bill provides specified continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect after the fiscal year begins. The appropriations are provided to continue to fund programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.
HB-2221: Government Shutdown Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Lloyd Smucker
Introduced In House on 04/27/2017
End Government Shutdowns Act [HB-2162]
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End Government Shutdowns Act This bill provides specified continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect after the fiscal year begins. The appropriations are provided to continue to fund programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.
HB-2162: End Government Shutdowns Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Davis
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017