,,ia  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #aj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,s*weik]t introduc$ ! foll[+ jo9t      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,jo9t ,,resolution    
,propos+ an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates requir+ t ! ,f$]al      
budget be balanc$ & t an increase 9 !   
,f$]al debt requires approval f a       
majority ( ! legislatures ( ! sev]al    
,/ates4  ,t ! foll[+ article is propos$ 
z an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* %all be valid to all 
int5ts & purposes z "p ( ! ,con/itution 
:5 ratifi$ by ! legislatures (          
?ree-f\r?s ( ! sev]al ,/ates )9 sev5    
ye>s aft] ! date ( its submission =     
ratification3   --  #a4 ,total outlays =
 any fiscal ye> %all n exce$ total      
receipts = t fiscal ye>4  #b4 ,total    
outlays %all n exce$ #ah p]c5t ( ! gross
 dome/ic product ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !  
cal5d> ye> end+ prior to ! beg9n+ ( su* 
fiscal ye>4  #c4 ,! ,congress may       

provide = susp5sion ( ! limitations     
impos$ by section #a or #b ( ?is article
 = any fiscal ye> = :i* two-?irds ( !   
:ole numb] ( ea* ,h\se %all provide1 by 
a roll call vote1 = a specific excess ( 
outlays ov] receipts or ov] #ah p]c5t ( 
! gross dome/ic product ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates = ! cal5d> ye> end+ prior to !   
beg9n+ ( su* fiscal ye>4  #d4 ,any bill 
to levy a new tax or increase ! rate (  
any tax %all n become law unless approv$
 by two-?irds ( ! :ole numb] ( ea* ,h\se
 ( ,congress by a roll call vote4  #e4  
,! limit on ! debt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
held by ! public %all n be increas$     
unless two-?irds ( ! :ole numb] ( ea*   
,h\se ( ,congress %all provide = su* an 
increase by a roll call vote4  #f4 ,any 
,memb] ( ,congress %all h /&+ & a cause 
( action to seek judicial en=cem5t ( ?is
 article :5 au?oriz$ to d s by a        
petition sign$ by "o-?ird ( ! ,memb]s ( 
ei!r ,h\se ( ,congress4 ,no c\rt ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates or ( any ,/ate %all ord]  
any increase 9 rev5ue to en=ce ?is      

article4  #g4 ,! ,congress %all h ! p[] 
to en=ce ?is article by appropriate     
legislation4  #h4 ,total receipts %all  
include all receipts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
except ^? d]iv$ f borr[+4 ,total outlays
 %all include all outlays ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates except ^? = repaym5t ( debt      
pr9cipal4  #i4 ,an increase 9 ! ,f$]al  
debt requires approval f a majority ( ! 
legislatures ( ! sev]al ,/ates4  4