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FL H8005
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/3/2012
Primary Sponsor
Rachel Burgin
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AI Summary
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Urges Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V to propose a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Requires the proposed amendment to mandate that total federal outlays not exceed total receipts for any fiscal year and prohibit increases in taxes or other revenue sources.
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Allows waiver of balanced budget requirements with two-thirds approval from both houses of Congress for fiscal years involving war or military conflict that poses an imminent threat to national security.
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Supersedes all previous Florida memorials and concurrent resolutions on this issue, including Senate Memorial 234 and House Memorial 2801 (1976) and Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 (2010).
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Automatically becomes void if used to support a constitutional convention for any purpose other than requiring a balanced federal budget.
Legislative Description
Balanced Federal Budget Amendment
Last Action
Died pending review of CS
3/9/2012