House joint resolution · 104th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 1995
- Committee actionJan 11, 1995
- Passed HouseJan 26, 1995 · 300–132
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 6, 1996 — Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64-35. Record Vote No: 158.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 1.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-3 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 10, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/3
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 1, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hjres/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
177 cosponsors — 172 Republicans, 5 Democrats
6 of 177 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
A. Allard (R-CO), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Bill Baker (R-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Peter Blute (R-MA), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunn (R-OR), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), Michael Castle (R-DE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Dick Chrysler (R-MI), Howard Coble (R-NC) and 147 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton.
- H.R. 1791 (104th) Medicaid Certification Act of 1995
- H.R. 3803 (104th) George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act
- H.J.Res. 159 (104th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require two-thirds majorities for bills increasing taxes.
- H.J.Res. 106 (104th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require three-fifths majorities for bills increasing taxes.
- H.R. 3201 (104th) Medical Device Reform Act of 1996
- H.Res. 510 (104th) Providing for mandatory drug testing of Members of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.