S.J.R. No. 2 Summary

• Applies to Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a constitutional convention for proposing amendments to require balanced federal budgets except during wartime.

• Grants the President authority to disapprove individual items in bills presented by Congress, in addition to existing veto power over entire bills.

• Requires the President to submit and Congress to adopt biennial rather than annual budgets for all federal programs and agencies.

• Constitutes a continuing application that remains in effect until two-thirds of state legislatures apply for a convention or Congress proposes an equivalent amendment.

• Restricts Ohio delegates at any convention not limited to this subject matter to debate and vote only on the proposed balanced budget amendment or an equivalent measure.