# 119-sjres-219: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget and establishing the requisite procedures.

119-sjres-219, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget and establishing the requisite procedures., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sjres-219
- Congress: 119
- Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget and establishing the requisite procedures.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

**This proposed constitutional amendment would create a formal national framework to enforce near-term and structural _fiscal balance_.** It reshapes how the federal budget is made by forcing new rules on appropriations, creating a mandatory savings fund, and boosting presidential budgeting powers. - Congress must switch to a biannual appropriations process, publish bill text 72 hours before House consideration, and itemize programs that exceeded $100 million in 2027 with future inflation adjustments. - The President would be required to submit a 2-year balanced budget and would gain a line-item veto on provisions that push outlays above projected receipts; Congress could override that veto only with a three-fourths vote in each chamber. - The amendment creates a Budget Stabilization Fund with annual deposits starting at not less than 1% of prior-year net revenue and sets a rule that a statutory commission must recommend reforms if national debt tops 60% of GDP.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Balanced federal budget rule: mixed, high. If ratified, this amendment would require Congress to pass a budget where federal outlays do not exceed receipts. Receipts would be measured using the average of the previous three years of revenue. The rule would take effect two years after ratification. Congress would have to change taxes, spendi…
- New federal budget reserve fund: mixed, high. If ratified, Congress would have to create a Budget Stabilization Fund by the first fiscal year after the amendment takes effect. Each year the fund would get deposits of at least 1% of the prior fiscal year’s net revenue. The fund’s balance would have to reach at least 5% of prior-year net revenue…
- Two-year presidential budget and veto: mixed, medium. If ratified, the amendment would make the President the chief planner and require a two-year budget submission that provides for a balanced budget. The President would have to include recommendations to raise revenue or cut spending if outlays would exceed receipts. Congress would move to a biannua…
- Congress may pass enforcement laws: mixed, low. If ratified, the amendment would let Congress enforce the article by passing appropriate laws. This would give lawmakers tools to carry out the budget rules in the amendment. The provision does not itself say what those enforcement laws would require or how they would affect taxes or benefits. The…
- Decade review commission on federal debt: mixed, low. If ratified, Congress would create a Taxation, Spending, and Budget Reform Commission that meets every ten years until federal debt is no more than 60% of GDP. If debt exceeds 60% of GDP when the commission meets, it would have to give recommendations on revenue, spending, and budget process reform…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4328: FLEX Act

## Sources
- [119-sjres-219 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/219)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4328: FLEX Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4328)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sjres-219 (as of 2026-10-15).