,,ia  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #bd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,ama% 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b5tivolio1 
,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4         
,culb]son1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 
,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,g[dy1    
,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,huelskamp1 ,mr4      
,hultgr51 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4          
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1
 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4    
,massie1 ,mr4 ,mi*aud1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1  
,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mr4        
,quigley1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,rokita1   
,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4      
,/utzman1 & ,mr4 ,walb]g7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ jo9t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to 
! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,jo9t     
,,resolution  ,propos+ a balanc$ budget 
am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$    
,/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 =
 a ye> %all n exce$ ! av]age annual     
rev5ue collect$ 9 ! ?ree prior ye>s1    
adju/$ 9 proportion to *anges 9         
population & inflation4 ,total outlays  
%all include all outlays ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates except ^? = paym5t ( debt1 &     
rev5ue %all include all rev5ue ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates except t d]iv$ f borr[+4  
#b4 ,congress may by a roll call vote ( 
two-?irds ( ea* ,h\se decl>e an em]g5cy 
& provide by law = specific outlays 9   
excess ( ! limit 9 section #a4 ,!       
decl>ation %all specify reasons = !     
em]g5cy designation & may au?orize      
outlays 9 excess ( ! limit 9 section #a 
= up to "o ye>4  #c4 ,congress %all h   
p[] to en=ce ?is article by appropriate 
legislation4  #d4 ,?is article %all take
 effect 9 ! fir/ ye> beg9n+ at lea/ #ij 
days foll[+ ratification1 except t      
outlays may exce$ ! limit 9 section #a  
by ! foll[+ portion ( ! prior ye>'s     

outlays exce$+ t limit 7except+ em]g5cy 
outlays provid$ = by section #b73       
n9e-t5?s 9 ! fir/ ye>1 eight-n9?s 9 !   
second1 sev5-eigh?s 9 ! ?ird1 six-sev5?s
 9 ! f\r?1 five-six?s 9 ! fif?1         
f\r-fif?s 9 ! six?1 ?ree-f\r?s 9 !      
sev5?1 two-?irds 9 ! eigh?1 & "o-half 9 
! n9?4  4