# 119-hjres-10: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

119-hjres-10, Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hjres-10
- Congress: 119
- Title: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Require a balanced federal budget each year.** This proposed constitutional amendment would tie annual federal outlays to total receipts, limit increases in debt held by the public, and raise the votes needed to exceed those caps. - Congress and the President: Would obligate the President to submit a budget with outlays no greater than receipts and would require that revenue-raising bills be approved by a majority of the whole number of each House by rollcall. - Debt and emergencies: Would require three-fifths of the whole number of each House by rollcall to approve any increase in the public debt limit and would allow limited waivers only during a declared war or an imminent national security conflict adopted by a majority joint resolution. - Implementation and timing: Would take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year after ratification and would rely on further legislation for enforcement, using official estimates and defining receipts to exclude borrowing and outlays to exclude debt principal repayments.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Wartime waivers for budget rules: benefit, high. If enacted, Congress could waive the budget and debt rules during a declared war. Congress could also waive them for a serious military conflict if a majority of each House passes a joint resolution into law. Any waiver would have to name the extra amount and apply only for that fiscal year.
- Balanced budget unless supermajority: mixed, high. If enacted, federal spending would not be allowed to exceed revenues in a fiscal year. A three‑fifths rollcall vote of the whole number of each House could approve a specific excess. This could mean spending cuts or tax increases to balance the budget.
- Harder to raise the debt limit: mixed, high. If enacted, Congress could not raise the federal debt limit unless three‑fifths of the whole number of each House approves it by rollcall. This would make new federal borrowing harder. If increases are constrained, this could affect interest rates or federal services.
- When budget rules start and apply: mixed, high. If ratified, these rules would start in the fifth fiscal year after ratification. Receipts would not include borrowing, and outlays would not include paying back debt principal. Congress would write enforcement laws and could rely on budget estimates.
- Rollcall votes for tax increases: mixed, high. If enacted, no bill to raise revenue would become law unless a majority of the whole number of each House approves it by rollcall. This could slow or block tax increases. Taxpayers and businesses could see slower changes to tax law.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act

## Sources
- [119-hjres-10 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/10)

## Related
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-12)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hjres-10 (as of 2026-09-21).