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5 results for “balanced budget”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026
H.J.Res. 139: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government.
This proposed constitutional amendment imposes a balanced budget requirement and supermajority rules for tax increases on the federal government. It does not infringe any enumerated rights or individual sovereignty, and it respects due…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 17, 2026
S. 5442: Cost Estimates Improvement Act
…Act is a routine internal procedural measure that directs the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to include debt servicing costs in their cost estimates. It does not expand federal power, restrict individual…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 4758: Homeowner Energy Freedom Act
…Rescinding unobligated balances is part of Congress's power over the federal budget and existing statutes. This bill does not exceed any enumerated power. Repealing federal rebate programs, contractor training grants, and building energy…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4708 · Jul 29, 2026
Arctic Security and Diplomacy Alignment Act of 2025
…from reallocated unobligated balances in the Defense and State Department budgets, capped at $500 million per fiscal year for five years. The program sunsets on September 30, 2030, unless reauthorized by Congress. The Government…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 6916 · Jun 10, 2026
Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 (Constitutional Revision)
…grant programs. Section 1. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish a centralized fraud analytics unit within the Executive Office of the President. This unit shall use existing federal data sets (e.g., from the…