,,ia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #aa  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #c1    
#bjai,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,gallagher7 submitted 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 provide for balanced 
budgets for the ,government4  ,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 ,states3   --  #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 rollcall    
vote4  #b4 ,prior to each fiscal year1  

the ,president shall transmit to the    
,congress a proposed budget for the     
,united ,states ,government for that    
fiscal year in which total outlays do   
not exceed total receipts4  #c4 ,the    
,congress may waive the provisions of   
this article for any fiscal year in     
which a declaration of war is in effect 
by a rollcall vote4  #d4 ,the ,congress 
may waive the provisions of this article
 for any fiscal year in which a         
declaration of national emergency is in 
effect1 as so declared by a joint       
resolution1 adopted by a majority of the
 whole number of each ,house1 which     
becomes law4  #e4 ,the ,congress may    
waive the provisions of this article for
 any fiscal year in which a declaration 
of a natural disaster is in effect1 as  
so declared by a joint resolution1      
adopted by a majority of the whole      
number of each ,house1 which becomes    
law4  #f4 ,the ,congress shall enforce  
and implement this article by           
appropriate legislation1 which may rely 

on estimates of outlays and receipts4   
#g4 ,this article shall take effect     
beginning with the fifth fiscal year    
beginning after its ratification4  4