House joint resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Goodlatte R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 5, 2011
- Committee actionJun 15, 2011
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 23, 2011 — Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 49.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 1.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States” on June 21, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 15, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 21, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41532
- CBO publication date
- June 21, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 1, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-117 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on June 23, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 23, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/117
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 1, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0ecc5aafdd530211e7d151a9dbe95ba23185a18a9c4200d6be7ed9dd6a597206
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODLATTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H47):Article V of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 35 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 1, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0ecc5aafdd530211e7d151a9dbe95ba23185a18a9c4200d6be7ed9dd6a597206
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
133 cosponsors — 132 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 133 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Sandy Adams (R-FL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Ann Buerkle (R-NY), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), John Campbell (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), K. Conaway (R-TX), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), John Culberson (R-TX), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Charles Dent (R-PA) and 103 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.