House joint resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep. Justin Amash R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 14, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 24, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 81.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AMASH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6978):Article V, which provides that ``The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution . . . which shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States . . .''Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 319 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 81, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/81
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8b7c10b5f8dabd82d3b151a563c925e6bcac2b72a8644552dc6231930d879d79
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 December 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 81, last updated December 4, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
59 cosponsors — 45 Republicans, 14 Democrats
14 of 59 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Jason Altmire (D-PA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Dan Boren (D-OK), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Dan Burton (R-IN), John Campbell (R-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), Wally Herger (R-CA), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), James Langevin (D-RI), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) and 29 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Justin Amash.
- H.J.Res. 73 (112th) Proposing a spending limit amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 3814 (112th) To prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.
- H.R. 1212 (112th) RECLAIM Act
- H.R. 6495 (112th) Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012
- H.J.Res. 49 (112th) Constitutional Alternative to the War Powers Afghanistan Withdrawal Resolution
- H.R. 4268 (112th) Export-Import Bank Termination Act of 2012
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.