House joint resolution · 107th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 11, 2002
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: May 6, 2002 — 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
127 cosponsors — 121 Republicans, 6 Democrats
8 of 127 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Larry Combest (R-TX), Gary Condit (D-CA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), John Culberson (R-TX), Randy Cunningham (R-CA) and 97 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ernest Istook.
- H.R. 2590 (107th) Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002
- H.R. 5120 (107th) Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2003
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- H.J.Res. 81 (107th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.
- H.R. 1890 (107th) To amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds of the National…
Sponsor’s state and district
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.