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H.J.Res. 17: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

H.J.Res. 17 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would prohibit the total amount of money the federal government spends in a fiscal year from being more than the total amount of money it collects in that same fiscal year. This spending limit… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.

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