HJRES 84 · 112th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

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.

Introduced 2011-11-04· Sponsored by Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.(2011-11-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the federal government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each chamber.…

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Cosponsors (11)

11 Republicans
Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5]OK
Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8]IL
Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]GA
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5]IA
Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-9]GA
Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]IN
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]SC
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]TX
Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]SC
Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1]ID
Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48]CA