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H.R. 11 Enrolled
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General Description:
This resolution of the House of Representatives urges Congress to amend the United
States Constitution.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
. urges the United States Congress to pass an amendment to the United States
Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.
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Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
WHEREAS, for many years a persistent political issue facing Congress is whether to
require that the budget of the United States be in balance;
WHEREAS, although a balanced federal budget has long been held as a political ideal,
the accumulation of large deficits in recent years has heightened concern that immediate action
to require a balance between revenues and expenditures at the national level may be necessary;
WHEREAS, while financial and social ills are aggravated by spiraling personal and
family debt, spiraling national debt aggravates ills that may not be immediately felt but are
equally harmful to society;
WHEREAS, consistently large deficits and the growing federal debt suggest that tough
decisions lie ahead if the United States is to have control of its financial destiny;
WHEREAS, ratifying a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a balanced
budget would allow the states to communicate to the Federal Government, on behalf of their
citizens, that the people insist that their tax money be spent in a manner that demonstrates fiscal
responsibility and accountability; and
WHEREAS, a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget, though not without
discomfort and sacrifice, would serve as a vital fiscal reality check for the United States
Government and its people:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the state
of Utah urges the United States Congress to pass an amendment to the United States Constitution
requiring a balanced budget.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Majority
Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,
and to the members of Utah's congressional delegation.
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