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House joint resolution · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

H.J.Res. 8Introduced Jan 31, 2001Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. William Jenkins R-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 31, 2001 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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

28 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 2 Democrats

3 of 28 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), John Duncan (R-TN), Phil English (R-PA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ric Keller (R-FL), Brian Kerns (R-IN), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Steve Largent (R-OK), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Anne Northup (R-KY), John Peterson (R-PA), Mike Rogers (R-MI), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Edward Schrock (R-VA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Rob Simmons (R-CT), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO), Charles Taylor (R-NC), Lee Terry (R-NE), Peter Visclosky (D-IN), Zach Wamp (R-TN), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Jenkins.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-1 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.