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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.

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119th Congress

Economics and Public Finance

In Committee

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.

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

2

Committee

3

Floor Vote

4

Other Chamber

5

Enacted

Introduced

January 3, 2025

Latest Action

January 3, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom McClintockRepublican(CA)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

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vs 220 other HJRES bills in the 119th — cohort avg 14d

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits the U.S. government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by a law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each chamber of Congress.

Subjects (3)

Budget deficits and national debt

Constitution and constitutional amendments

Legislative rules and procedure

Actions (2)

January 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

January 3, 2025

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Judiciary Committee	House	Referred To	January 3, 2025

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	January 3, 2025	XML

Cosponsors (3)

Name	Party	State
Glenn Grothman	Republican	WI
Harriet M. Hageman	Republican	WY
Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Republican	TX

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Sources: Congress.gov