Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.

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Introduced 2025-01-03Topic: budget

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This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits the U.S. government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by a law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each chamber of Congress.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	refer
2025-01-03		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-01-03		Introduced in House	introduce

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