Federal budget; Congress to propose amendment to U.S. Constitution for balanced budget requirement. (HJ88)

Introduced By

Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Memorializing Congress to adopt an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for a balanced budget requirement.  Expresses the General Assembly's support for a balanced budget amendment and urges Congress to submit such an amendment to the states for ratification in order to promote fiscal integrity at the federal level. This resolution also initiates the process to call a convention to amend the Constitution of the United States to add a balanced budget requirement. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Committee
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101949D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/21/2010Assigned P & E sub: #1 Constitutional
02/10/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
02/12/2010Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2010Committee substitute printed 10104572D-H1
02/15/2010Taken up
02/15/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10104572D-H1
02/15/2010Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ88H1
02/15/2010Agreed to by House (81-Y 17-N)
02/15/2010VOTE: --- ADOPTION (81-Y 17-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2010Reading waived
02/16/2010Referred to Committee on Rules
03/08/2010Left in Rules

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.