,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,brooks ( ,alabama 7= himself1 ,mr4
 ,ba*us1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1   
,mr4 ,s\!rl&1 ,mr4 ,/utzman1 ,mr4       
,mc,kinley1 & ,mr4 ,jones7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,to increase ! /atutory limit on !      
public debt by #a1jjj1jjj1jjj ^u !      
adoption by ,congress ( a ,balanc$      
,budget ,con/itutional ,am5dm5t & by an 
additional #a1jjj1jjj1jjj ^u            
ratification by ! ,/ates ( t ,am5dm5t4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,protect+ ,am]ica's ,solv5cy ,act (   
#bjac4  #b4 ,increase 9 ! /atutory limit
 on ! public debt  7a7 ,adoption        
,effective ^u ! adoption by ! ,congress 
( a ,balanc$ ,budget ,con/itutional     
,am5dm5t ) ! provisions describ$ 9      
section #c1 bel[1 ! /atutory limit on ! 
public debt set =? 9 section #caja7;b7 (
 title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     

increas$ by #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7b7        
,ratification ,effective ^u !           
ratification by ! ,/ates ( ! ,balanc$   
,budget ,con/itutional ,am5dm5t ) !     
provisions describ$ 9 section #c1 bel[1 
! /atutory limit on ! public debt set =?
 9 section #caja7;b7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is increas$ by an        
additional #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4  #c4 ,requir$
 provisions ( a balanc$ budget          
con/itutional am5dm5t ,a ,balanc$       
,budget ,con/itutional ,am5dm5t1 to     
comply ) ! requirem5ts ( section #b1    
above1 mu/ include ! foll[+ provisions3 
7#a7 ,total outlays ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = 
any fiscal ye> %all n exce$ total       
receipts = t fiscal ye>4 ,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 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates %all h  
no fiscal ye> deficits except pursuant  
to ! t]ms ( ! ,am5dm5t4  7#b7 ,! fiscal 
ye> deficit prohibition describ$ h]e9   

may be susp5d$ by a majority ( !        
memb]%ip ( bo? h\ses ( ,congress1 by    
rollcall vote1 = any fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! 
,unit$ ,/ates is actively engag$ 9      
milit>y conflict pursuant to a w> decl>$
 by ,congress pursuant to article ,i1   
section #h1 or may be susp5d$ by        
f\r-fif?s ( ! memb]%ip ( ,congress1 by  
rollcall vote1 = any o!r fiscal ye>4    
7#c7 ,9 any fiscal ye> 9 :i* ,congress  
does n susp5d ! ,am5dm5t pursuant to its
 t]ms & 9 :i* total outlays w or may    
exce$ total receipts1 ! ,presid5t %all  
take su* /eps z are necess>y to ensure  
total outlays = t fiscal ye> d n exce$  
total receipts4 ,! ,presid5t may n ord] 
any increase 9 taxes or o!r rev5ue      
measures to en=ce ! ,am5dm5t4 ,a        
,presid5t's failure to prev5t a         
prohibit$ fiscal ye> deficit is an      
impea*able (f5se4  7#d7 ,any ,memb] (   
,congress & any ,gov]nor or ,attorney   
,g5]al ( any ,/ate %all h /&+ & a cause 
( action to seek judicial en=cem5t ( !  
,am5dm5t4 ,no c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or 

( any ,/ate may ord] any increase 9     
taxes or o!r rev5ue measures to prev5t  
or r$uce fiscal ye> deficits4  7#e7 7,a7
 ,! ,am5dm5t %all be phas$ 9 beg9n+ ) ! 
fir/ fiscal ye> comm5c+ six or m mon?s  
aft] ratification ( ! ,am5dm5t by !     
,/ates4  7,b7 ,)9 ?ree mon?s aft]       
ratification1 ! ,presid5t %all calculate
 ! total outlays1 ! total receipts1 & ! 
result+ deficit ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !   
fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! ,am5dm5t 0 ratifi$4  
,?is deficit is ! ,base ,deficit4  7,c7 
,fiscal ye> deficits %all be phas$-out z
 foll[s3  7i7 ,! deficit = ! fir/ fiscal
 ye> comm5c+ six or m mon?s aft]        
ratification by ! ,/ates ( ! ,am5dm5t   
%all n exce$ eighty p]c5t ( ! ,base     
,deficit4  7ii7 ,! deficit = ! fir/     
fiscal ye> comm5c+ eighte5 or m mon?s   
aft] ratification by ! ,/ates ( !       
,am5dm5t %all n exce$ sixty p]c5t ( !   
,base ,deficit4  7iii7 ,! deficit = !   
fir/ fiscal ye> comm5c+ ?irty or m mon?s
 aft] ratification by ! ,/ates ( !      
,am5dm5t %all n exce$ =ty p]c5t ( !     

,base ,deficit4  7iv7 ,! deficit = !    
fir/ fiscal ye> comm5c+ =ty-two or m    
mon?s aft] ratification by ! ,/ates ( ! 
,am5dm5t %all n exce$ tw5ty p]c5t ( !   
,base ,deficit4  7v7 ,!re %all be no    
deficit = any fiscal ye> comm5c+        
fifty-f\r or m mon?s aft] ratification  
by ! ,/ates ( ! ,am5dm5t4