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S.J.Res. 97

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S.J.Res. 97, “A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States”, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 20, 2025 by Sen. Jon Husted (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Nov 20, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S.J.Res. 97 has 2 co-sponsors.

sjr97/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 SJ 97 IS: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-20
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 IIA  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. J. RES. 97  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   November 20, 2025   Mr. Husted  (for himself and  Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
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1.
Expenditures and receipts shall be balanced, which may occur over more than 1 year. Expenditures shall include all expenditures of the United States except those for payment of debt, and receipts shall include all receipts of the United States except those derived from borrowing. Congress shall achieve balance within 10 years following the date of the ratification of this article.
2.
For emergency situations, Congress may, for limited times, authorize expenditures exceeding those allowable under section 1, if two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate agree to pass the bill. Debts incurred from such expenditures shall be paid as soon as practicable.
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  1. Introduced2025-11-20
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Nov 20, 2025

sjr97/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (11/20/2025)

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that requires federal expenditures and receipts to be balanced, which may occur over more than one year.

Under the amendment, expenditures include all federal expenditures except those for payment of debt. Receipts do not include receipts derived from borrowing.

The amendment requires Congress to achieve balance within 10 years of the ratification of the amendment.

In an emergency situation, Congress may authorize additional expenditures that are not otherwise permitted by the amendment if two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate agree to pass the bill. The additional expenditures must be for a limited time, and debts incurred from the expenditures must be paid as soon as practicable.

Sponsors

Sen. Jon Husted (R) sponsors S.J.Res. 97, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S.J.Res. 97 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Nov 20, 2025

Actions

S.J.Res. 97 has taken 2 actions since Nov 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 20, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Nov 20, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S.J.Res. 97 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S.J.Res. 97 goes by 2 titles.

  • A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 97 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE113
KATHERINE SYBENGA113
MARAM ABDELHAMID113
MATTHEW SOCKNAT113
MATTHEW SOWARDS113
KURT VORNDRAN112
REGINA HUTTER112
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 97 under Economics and Public Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.J.Res. 97’s is Economics and Public Finance.

sjres97/policy-areas.txt
Economics and Public FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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