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Bills/H.J.Res. 139119th Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government.

House: Reported
Cosponsors
2
Introduced
2026-01-09
Last action
2026-03-18

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 211 - 207 (Roll no. 95).

HouseRoll Call #95· Mar 18, 2026

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Failed
Yea211Nay207Not voting14
Democrats
1 – 207
Republicans
210 – 0

Floor roll-call votes. Committee markup votes are shown separately below, where the committee’s report records them.

Committee Votes

Jayapal Amndt (#1) to HJ Res 139

Feb 25, 2026
Roll Call #: 1Not agreed toJudiciary Committee
Yea8Nay9
Democrats
8 – 0
Republicans
0 – 9

Scanlon Amndts (#2&3) to H.RES 139

Feb 25, 2026
Roll Call #: 2Not agreed toJudiciary Committee
Yea9Nay13
Democrats
9 – 0
Republicans
0 – 12
Independents
0 – 1

Motion to Table

Feb 25, 2026
Roll Call #: 3Agreed toJudiciary Committee
Yea14Nay11

The committee reported this tally but not a member-by-member record in H. Rept. 119-520.

Final passage of H.RES 139

Feb 25, 2026
Roll Call #: 1Agreed toJudiciary Committee
Yea16Nay10
Democrats
0 – 10
Republicans
16 – 0