House joint resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations and the balanced budget.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 1997
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Mar 5, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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
142 cosponsors — 139 Republicans, 3 Democrats
5 of 142 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Dave Camp (R-MI), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA) and 112 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton.
- H.R. 629 (105th) Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act
- H.J.Res. 62 (105th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
- H.R. 1710 (105th) Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act of 1997
- H.J.Res. 111 (105th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
- H.R. 1711 (105th) Small Business Remediation Act of 1997
- H.R. 2003 (105th) Budget Enforcement Act of 1997
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.