# 119-hjres-2: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

119-hjres-2, Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hjres-2
- Congress: 119
- Title: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**Balanced-budget constraint:** This bill would add a new Article to the Constitution requiring total federal outlays in any fiscal year not to exceed total receipts. It would also bar increases in the public debt limit and require a two-thirds recorded rollcall vote in each House for any bill that raises revenue. - Congress: Revenue-raising bills would need a two-thirds rollcall vote in each House, changing the vote threshold for tax and other revenue laws. - Federal borrowing: The amendment would prevent increasing the United States' public debt limit, limiting the government's ability to expand public debt. - Ratification and trigger: The Article would take effect only after two-thirds of both Houses propose it and three-fourths of state legislatures ratify it. *If adopted, the amendment would constitutionally constrain annual federal deficits, restrict new borrowing, and make revenue increases harder to enact.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Balanced budget and no new debt: mixed, high. If enacted, the Constitution would require a balanced federal budget each year. The government could not spend more in a fiscal year than it takes in. Congress and the Treasury could not raise the public debt limit. This could lead to program cuts, delayed payments, or tax changes to keep the books…
- Two-thirds vote to raise taxes: mixed, high. If enacted, any bill that raises federal revenue would need a two‑thirds vote in each House by roll call. This would make tax increases harder to pass. Households and businesses could face fewer tax hikes, but funding for programs could be harder to raise. This would take two‑thirds of Congress to…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hjres-2 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/2)

## Related
- [119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-25)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hjres-2 (as of 2026-06-13).