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3 results for “balanced budget”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
H.Con.Res. 113: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.
…is a routine exercise of Congress's constitutional power over the federal budget. It does not itself enact any spending or revenue changes, but sets forth a framework and reconciliation instructions. The primary constitutional concern is…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4952 · Jul 16, 2026
Federal Program Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act of 2025
…prevention unit, funded by reallocating 0.5% of the agency's administrative budget. These units shall coordinate with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to identify and report fraud indicators, but may not share personally…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 1582: GENIUS Act
…justification is compelling under Tenth Amendment police-power reservation balanced by federal commerce authority: preventing fraud, runs, loss of redeemability, and illicit finance in instruments held out as fixed-value money. Restriction…