{"bill":{"id":"119-hjres-110","congress":119,"type":"HJRES","number":110,"title":"Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-07-23","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M001224","fullName":"Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-07-23","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Economics and Public Finance","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-07-23","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that requires federal expenditures and receipts to be balanced, which may occur over more than one year. </p> <p>Under the amendment, expenditures include all federal expenditures except those for payment of debt. Receipts do not include receipts derived from borrowing. </p> <p>The amendment requires Congress to achieve balance within 10 years of the ratification of the amendment.</p> <p>In an emergency situation, two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate may authorize additional expenditures that are not otherwise permitted by the amendment. The additional expenditures must be for a limited time, and debts incurred from the expenditures must be paid as soon as practicable.</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-27T23:41:17Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":267,"ts":"2026-04-19T11:31:21.914Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Proposing%20a%20balanced%20budget%20amendment%20to%20the%20Constitution%20of"}]}}