Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to balance the Federal budget.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 35.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BROUN of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1430):
  Article V of the Constitution of the United States, which states ``The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution . . .''
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 3, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  194 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 35, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/35

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 3, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  b1b8449535bcaee072a2e67f34d0daa02efb8584cf563a47ab92e110b633c5ff

  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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 35, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.