A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
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Introduced
February 27, 2017
Latest Action
February 27, 2017
Primary Sponsor
Orrin G. HatchRepublican(UT)
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Constitutional Amendment 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 U.S. gross domestic product, unless two-thirds of each chamber of Congress provides for a specific increase above this amount. The amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress to impose a new tax, increase the statutory rate of any tax, or increase the aggregate amount of revenue. It requires a three-fifths vote of each chamber to increase the limit on the debt of the United States. The President must submit an annual budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts and 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product. The amendment prohibits a court from ordering a revenue increase to enforce the requirements. Congress may waive specified requirements when a declaration of war against a nation-state is in effect or the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.
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2017 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Congressional - FERC Relations Climate, Energy, Environmental Legislation Tax H.J.Res 71, disapproving EPA rule on greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units H.J.Res 72, disapproving EPA rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units S.J.Res 23, disapproving EPA rule on greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units S.J.Res 24, disapproving EPA rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1450-1452)
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB)
2017 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
2015 Final National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone CAFE Standards harmonization and mid-term review Carbon neutrality of biomass Clean Air Act Reform Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reform (CLEER) Act CWA Section 404 Nationwide Permits CWA Water Quality Standards EPA Proposed Ozone Regulations FY 2017 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Clean Power Plant Regulations H.R. 4775, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Methane regulations Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2017 (ORDEAL Act) Paris GHG Negotiations Regional Haze S. 2072, Hatch-McCaskill ozone early action legislation S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 S.J. Res. 22, joint resolution of disapproval of the EPA's "Waters of the United States" regulation S.J. Res. 23, resolution of disapproval of the EPA's NSPS for greenhouse gases for new, modified or reconstructed power plants S.J. Res. 24, joint resolution of disapproval of the EPA's Clean Power Plan Social Cost of Carbon Support of Ozone Implementation Language in FY 2017 Interior, Environment and related Agencies Appropriations bill Waters of the United States
Client expense: $2,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Congressional - FERC Relations Climate, Energy, Environmental Legislation Tax H.J.Res 71, disapproving EPA rule on greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units H.J.Res 72, disapproving EPA rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units S.J.Res 23, disapproving EPA rule on greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units S.J.Res 24, disapproving EPA rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB)
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| Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | MS |
| Cory Gardner | Republican | CO |
| Dan Sullivan | Republican | AK |
| David Perdue | Republican | GA |
| Dean Heller | Republican | NV |
| Deb Fischer | Republican | NE |
| James E. Risch | Republican | ID |
| James Lankford | Republican | OK |
| James M. Inhofe | Republican | OK |
| Jeff Flake | Republican | AZ |
| Jerry Moran | Republican | KS |
| John Barrasso | Republican | WY |
| John Boozman | Republican | AR |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX |
| John Hoeven | Republican | ND |
| John Kennedy | Republican | LA |
| John McCain | Republican | AZ |
| John Thune | Republican | SD |
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | GA |
| Joni Ernst | Republican | IA |
| Lindsey Graham | Republican | SC |
| Lisa Murkowski | Republican | AK |
| Luther Strange | Republican | AL |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | FL |
| Michael B. Enzi | Republican | WY |
| Mike Crapo | Republican | ID |
| Mike Lee | Republican | UT |
| Mike Rounds | Republican | SD |
| Mitch McConnell | Republican | KY |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS |
| Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | PA |
| Rand Paul | Republican | KY |
| Richard Burr | Republican | NC |
| Richard C. Shelby | Republican | AL |
| Rob Portman | Republican | OH |
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | MS |
| Ron Johnson | Republican | WI |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Steve Daines | Republican | MT |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | TX |
| Thad Cochran | Republican | MS |
| Thom Tillis | Republican | NC |
| Tim Scott | Republican | SC |
| Todd Young | Republican | IN |