,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,crawford introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,rules1   
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
increase the statutory limit on the     
public debt and to require ,house and   
,senate votes on constitutional         
amendments to balance the ,federal      
budget and to restrict new entitlement  
spending4  #a4 ,public debt limit       
extension ,subsection 7b7 of section    
#caja of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by striking out the   
dollar limitation contained in such     
subsection and inserting                
#ai1bej1jjj1jjj1jjj4  #b4 ,congressional
 votes required on constitutional       

amendments to balance the ,federal      
budget and to restrict new entitlement  
spending ,within #de days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the ,house  
of ,representatives and the ,senate     
shall each vote upon a proposed         
amendment to the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states entitled ,joint         
resolution proposing a balanced budget  
amendment to the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states or entitled ,joint      
resolution proposing an amendment to the
 ,constitution of the ,united ,states to
 restrict the power of ,congress to     
enact legislation increasing any amount 
spent under entitlement programs or     
creating new entitlement programs4 ,if  
such vote fails to achieve a two-thirds 
majority in either ,house of ,congress  
then there shall be a vote in that      
,house of ,congress on either such      
amendment within #ij days4