Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.

3 steps remain before this amendment could become part of the Constitution. Congress only proposes an amendment; it cannot enact one, and the President has no part in it.

The record's latest action, on March 4, 2021: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

1. A two-thirds vote in the House
2. A two-thirds vote in the Senate
3. Ratification by three quarters of the states, which is 38 of the 50

This is a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution, which follows Article V rather than the ordinary path a bill takes. Two thirds of the House and two thirds of the Senate have to agree, and a simple majority is not enough.

It is then never sent to the President, who has no role in amending the Constitution. It goes to the states, and three quarters of them, 38 of the 50, have to ratify it before it takes effect.

No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.

A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.

Vern Buchanan (R-FL) introduced it on January 4, 2021. No cosponsors are recorded.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

It was introduced on January 4, 2021, 2075 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 2016 days ago, on March 4, 2021.

Measures do not carry over. Anything the 117th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2023 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.