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House joint resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

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

H.J.Res. 22Introduced Feb 17, 2005Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. James Cooper D-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 4, 2005 — 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

30 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 29 Democrats

1 of 30 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.

John Barrow (D-GA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Harold Ford (D-TN), Jane Harman (D-CA), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Jim Marshall (D-GA), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Mike Ross (D-AR), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), John Salazar (D-CO), David Scott (D-GA), John Tanner (D-TN), Gene Taylor (D-MS), Mike Thompson (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Cooper.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-5 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.