,,ia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ce  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,march #ad1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 
,garrett1 ,mr4 ,bridenstine1 ,mr4       
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,westmoreland1 ,mr4     
,jones1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,duncan of 
,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,stockman1 ,mr4        
,goodlatte1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south      
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,gowdy1 ,mr4 ,graves of 
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4            
,southerland1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 and ,mr4   
,graves of ,missouri7 introduced the    
following joint resolution2 which was   
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,joint ,,resolution        
,proposing an amendment to the          
,constitution of the ,united ,states to 
balance the ,federal budget4  ,that the 
following article is proposed as an     
amendment to the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states1 which shall be valid to
 all intents and purposes as part of the
 ,constitution when ratified by the     

legislatures of three-fourths of the    
several ,states within seven years after
 the date of its submission for         
ratification3   --  #a4 ,total outlays  
for any fiscal year shall not exceed    
total receipts for that fiscal year1    
unless two-thirds of the whole number of
 each ,house of ,congress shall provide 
by law for a specific excess of outlays 
over receipts by a roll call vote4  #b4 
,the limit on the debt of the ,united   
,states held by the public shall not be 
increased1 unless two-thirds of the     
whole number of each ,house shall       
provide by law for such an increase by a
 roll call vote4  #c4 ,outlays for the  
total budget may not exceed the previous
 fiscal years' outlays plus population  
growth and inflation1 unless two-thirds 
of the whole number of each ,house shall
 provide for such increase by a roll    
call vote4  #d4 ,prior to each fiscal   
year1 the ,house of ,representatives    
shall develop a proposed budget for the 
,united ,states ,government for that    

fiscal year in which total outlays do   
not exceed total receipts4  #e4 ,no bill
 to increase revenue shall become law   
unless approved by two-thirds of the    
whole number of each ,house by a roll   
call vote4  #f4 ,the ,congress may waive
 the provisions of this article for any 
fiscal year in which a declaration of   
war is in effect1 with a vote of a      
majority of both houses4  #g4 ,the      
,congress shall enforce and implement   
this article by appropriate legislation1
 which may rely on estimates of outlays 
and receipts4  #h4 ,all outlays above   
revenues from the previous fiscal year  
must be accounted for in the outlays and
 budgets of the following fiscal year4  
#i4 ,all surplus revenues at the end of 
a fiscal year shall be allocated to a   
fund to be returned to the taxpayers4   
,the method of return to the taxpayers  
must be determined by legislation before
 the end of the subsequent fiscal year4 
#aj4 ,total receipts shall include all  
receipts of the ,united ,states         

,government except those derived from   
borrowing4 ,total outlays shall include 
all outlays of the ,united ,states      
,government including those for debt    
service and other debt functions4  #aa4 
,this article shall take effect         
beginning with the second fiscal year   
beginning after its ratification4  4