H.J.Res. 2 - Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- Sponsor:
- Bob Goodlatte
- Summary:
- Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on April 12, 2018
DID NOT PASS on April 12, 2018.
2/3 required to pass
voted YES: 233
voted NO: 184
12 voted present/not voting
Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
H.J.Res. 2 — 115th Congress (2017–2018)
- Summary
- Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (by CRS)
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- Title
- Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- Other Titles
- Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- Sponsor
- Bob Goodlatte
- Co-Sponsors
- Ralph Lee Abraham
- Rick W. Allen
- Mark E. Amodei
- Jodey C. Arrington
- Don Bacon
- Jim Banks
- Gus M. Bilirakis
- Mike Bishop
- Marsha Blackburn
- Vern Buchanan
- Ken Calvert
- Steve Chabot
- Mike Coffman
- Tom Cole
- James Comer
- K. Michael Conaway
- Kevin Cramer
- John Abney Culberson
- Peter A. DeFazio
- Tom Emmer
- Blake Farenthold
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Bill Flores
- Mike Gallagher
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
- Greg Gianforte
- Trey Gowdy
- Garret Graves
- H. Morgan Griffith
- Brett Guthrie
- Jaime Herrera Beutler
- Clay Higgins
- J. French Hill
- Richard Hudson
- Evan H. Jenkins
- Steve King
- David Kustoff
- Robert E. Latta
- Brian J. Mast
- Martha McSally
- Paul Mitchell
- Tim Murphy
- Dan Newhouse
- Pete Olson
- Steven M. Palazzo
- Bruce Poliquin
- Tom Rice
- David P. Roe
- Todd Rokita
- Francis Rooney
- David Rouzer
- Mark Sanford
- Pete Sessions
- Michael K. Simpson
- Adrian Smith
- Jason Smith
- Lamar Smith
- Lloyd Smucker
- Steve Stivers
- Claudia Tenney
- Mac Thornberry
- Michael R. Turner
- Fred Upton
- Greg Walden
- David Young
- Subjects
- Economics and public finance
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- Income tax rates
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Related Bills
- H.J.Res. 8 (115th) : Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States to Provide for Balanced Budgets for the Government.
- H.J.Res. 109 (115th) : Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States to Provide for Balanced Budgets for the Government.
- H.J.Res. 1 (115th) : Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.J.Res. 14 (115th) : Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.J.Res. 18 (115th) : Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution Requiring That Each Agency and Department's Funding is Justified.
- H.J.Res. 98 (115th) : Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/03/2017 Referred to Committee Failed passage in House 4/12/2018 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H J RES 2 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States 4/12/2018 This bill DID NOT PASS the House 233 voted YES 184 voted NO 12 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 1/03/2017 1/03/2017 Introduced in House 1/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 1/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 4/12/2018 Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution. 4/12/2018 Considered under suspension of the rules. 4/12/2018 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 811, the House proceeded with 4 hours of debate on H.J. Res. 2. 4/12/2018 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. 4/12/2018 Considered as unfinished business. currently selected House Vote on Passage 4/12/2018 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H J RES 2 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Average contributions given to House members from interest groups that…
oppose this bill
Average received by House members who
voted NO![]() | voted YES | |
---|---|---|
Building trades unions | $34,524 | $7,771 |
Democratic/Liberal | $28,175 | $2,129 |
Teachers unions | $11,463 | $995 |
Manufacturing unions | $10,662 | $749 |
US Postal Service unions & associations | $9,327 | $1,528 |
Minority/Ethnic Groups | $9,013 | $1,481 |
Women's issues | $9,007 | $1,023 |
Federal employees unions | $6,610 | $1,396 |
State & local govt employee unions | $6,487 | $134 |
Commercial service unions | $5,157 | $43 |
Communications & hi-tech unions | $4,838 | $198 |
Teamsters union | $4,827 | $464 |
Transportation unions | $4,406 | $1,433 |
Merchant marine & longshoremen unions | $4,168 | $2,154 |
Automotive Manufacturing union | $3,930 | $54 |
Gay & lesbian rights & issues | $2,052 | $283 |
Health, Education & Human Resources | $1,269 | $1,532 |
Health care services | $1,208 | $2,181 |
Churches, clergy & religious organizations | $930 | $483 |
Education | $755 | $448 |
Health & welfare policy | $755 | $567 |
Children's rights | $711 | $14 |
Welfare & Social Work | $548 | $137 |
Labor Unions | $396 | $9 |
Military | $374 | $601 |
Elderly issues/Social Security | $359 | $13 |
Health worker unions | $339 | $0 |
Other unions | $310 | $34 |
Native American Tribes | $164 | $171 |
Human Rights | $139 | $1 |
Consumer groups | $101 | $9 |
Health professionals | $37 | $50 |
$163,040 | $28,085 |
Interest groups that oppose this bill gave 5.8 times as much to House members that voted NO than to House members that voted YES
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org