,,ia  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ah1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,em]son introduc$ ! foll[+ jo9t   
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,jo9t ,,resolution    
,propos+ an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution to
 provide = a balanc$ budget = ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,gov]nm5t & = great]             
acc\ntability 9 ! enactm5t ( tax        
legislation4  ,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    
,prior to ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,congress & 
! ,presid5t %all agree on an e/imate (  
total receipts = t fiscal ye> by        
enactm5t into law ( a jo9t resolution   
devot$ solely to t subject4 ,total      
outlays = t ye> %all n exce$ ! level (  
e/imat$ receipts set =? 9 su* jo9t      

resolution1 unless ?ree-fif?s ( ! total 
memb]%ip ( ea* ,h\se ( ,congress %all   
provide1 by a rollcall vote1 = a        
specific excess ( outlays ov] e/imat$   
receipts4  #b4 ,:5ev] actual outlays    
exce$ actual receipts = any fiscal ye>1 
! ,congress %all1 9 ! ensu+ fiscal ye>1 
provide by law = ! repaym5t ( su*       
excess4 ,! public debt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 %all n be increas$ unless ?ree-fif?s ( 
! total memb]%ip ( ea* ,h\se %all       
provide by law = su* an increase by a   
rollcall vote4  #c4 ,prior to ea* fiscal
 ye>1 ! ,presid5t %all transmit to !    
,congress a propos$ budget = ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t = t fiscal ye> 9 :i*   
total outlays d n exce$ total receipts4 
#d4 ,no bill to increase rev5ue %all    
become law unless approv$ by a majority 
( ! total memb]%ip ( ea* ,h\se by a     
rollcall vote4  #e4 ,! provisions ( ?is 
article are waiv$ = any fiscal ye> 9 :i*
 a decl>ation ( w> is 9 effect4  #f4    
,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 
#g4 ,?is article %all take effect beg9n+
 ) ! second fiscal ye> aft] its         
ratification4  4