Kentucky HCR45 urges Congress to propose a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution and calls for a convention to propose such an amendment.
Kentucky HCR45 is a resolution urging the United States Congress to propose a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It requests Congress to submit this amendment to the states for ratification. The resolution also formally applies to Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a convention for proposing this amendment. The amendment would require that federal outlays not exceed federal revenues in any fiscal year unless a national emergency exists. This resolution aims to address concerns about the federal debt and its impact on the U.S.
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