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FL H8005

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/3/2012

Primary Sponsor

Rachel Burgin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V to propose a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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

Committee Referrals

State Affairs1/30/2012

Full Bill Text

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