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

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 102.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CHABOT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H726):
  Article 5 of the United States Constitution which states that, ``The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution . . .'' ____________________
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated November 15, 2019 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  213 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 102, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/102

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  November 15, 2019

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  c194c945ce9842d9d920b00d452ba59195d53fbca88a8bac7baf1d9672314dab

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of November 15, 2019). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 102, last updated November 15, 2019. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.