S.J.Res.10 - Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

view all titles (2)

Close

All Bill Titles

  • Official: Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. as amended by senate.
  • Official: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. as introduced.

This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it.

Bill's Views

  • Today: 17
  • Past Seven Days: 90
  • All-Time: 5,510
 
Introduced
 

Senate
Defeats

 
03/30/11
 
12/13/11

Official Bill Text Comment on about 4 Pages

Sponsor

Senator

Orrin Hatch

R-UT

View Co-Sponsors (47)

Committees

 

Latest Vote

Result: Joint Resolution Defeated - December 14, 2011

Roll call number 229 in the Senate

Question: On the Joint Resolution (S.J.Res. 10)

Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 47%
Close

Democrats Voting 'Aye'

Close

Others Voting 'Aye'

Close

Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

Close

Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

Close

Others Voting 'Abstain'

 

Official Summary

3/31/2011--Introduced.Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber, auth
Close

Official Summary

3/31/2011--Introduced.Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding 18% of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the preceding calendar year unless Congress, by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess over such 18%.Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Prohibits any bill from becoming law that imposes a new tax or increases the statutory rate of any tax or the aggregate amount of revenue, unless approved by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber. Requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber to increase the federal debt limit. Authorizes waivers of these requirements:
(1) when a declaration of war is in effect against a nation-state and Congress, by a majority roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess; or
(2) under other specified circumstances involving military conflict, if Congress, by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes such waiver. Prohibits a federal or state court from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this article.

...Read the Rest

Organizations Supporting S.J.Res.10

  • National Federation of Independent Business
  • Americans for Prosperity
  • Citizens Against Government Waste
  • National Taxpayers Union
  • Northwest Mining Association

Organizations Opposing S.J.Res.10

  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
  • Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
  • National Women's Law Center
  • Coalition on Human Needs
  • National Organization for Women
  • ...and 2 more. See all.
See the money trail behind this bill for more info on how campaign contributions may be influencing senators' and representatives' votes.


FEED

Recent News Coverage

View All (48)  |  View Top Rated

12/20/11
U.S. Senate Defeats Two Balanced-Budget Amendment Proposals

(Updates with total number of lawmakers supporting at least one of plans in 14th paragraph.) Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate defeated two proposed constitutional amendments to require the federal government to balance its budget ...

Source: Businessweek
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
12/18/11
Roll Call

Vote 1: Stamps to fund breast cancer research: The House has passed a bill (S. 384), sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., that would extend the postal service's authority to sell semipostal stamps to raise funds for breast cancer ...

Source: Tulsa World
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
12/15/11
Small-business owners support balanced-budget amendment

Designed specifically for small and independent business professionals, NFIB SmartBrief is a FREE, daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest news and best practices you need to run your business. Sign up today to receive NFIB SmartBrief. Learn more

Source: SmartBrief
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
Information made available by Daily Life
FEED

Recent Blog Coverage

View All (306)  |  View Top Rated

01/09/12
Grover's Norquist's American For Tax Reform Lobbyist Funds in ...

S.J.RES.10 112 Americans for Tax Reform A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. 5. S.RES.93 112 Americans for Tax Reform A resolution ...

Source: FREDERICA CADE
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
12/30/11
More Balanced Budget Nonsense | Opinuendo

Posted on 29 December 2011 by Bob Henline. Back in August I wrote a piece explaining why SJ Res 10, the proposed Balanced Budget Amendment, was bad legislation. CLICK HERE to read that, if you're interested. It's a bit of a long read, ...

Source: Bob Henline
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
12/29/11
More Balanced Budget Nonsense | Opinuendo

Posted on 29 December 2011 by Bob Henline. Back in August I wrote a piece explaining why SJ Res 10, the proposed Balanced Budget Amendment, was bad legislation. CLICK HERE to read that, if you're interested. It's a bit of a long read, ...

Source: Bob Henline
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
Information made available by Technorati

Latest Letters to Congress

See All Letters (7)
 


Users tracking S.J.Res.10 (17) are also tracking:

Bills People Issues



Users supporting S.J.Res.10 (29) are also:

Supporting Bill Supporting Senator Supporting Representative


Opposing Bill Opposing Senator Opposing Representative



Users opposing S.J.Res.10 (23) are also:

Supporting Bill Supporting Senator Supporting Representative


Opposing Bill Opposing Senator Opposing Representative


Vote on This Bill

58% Users Support Bill

32 in favor / 23 opposed
 

Send Your Senator a Letter

about this bill Support Oppose Tracking
Track with MyOC
Save to Notebook Make A Bill Widget

Top-Rated Comments

Recent OC Blog Articles

OpenCongress is a free and open-source project of the Participatory Politics Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to increase civic engagement. The non-profit Sunlight Foundation is the Founding and Primary Supporter of OpenCongress.