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Idaho House passes resolution calling on Congress for balanced-budget amendment after heated debate over Article V
Summary
The Idaho House passed House Concurrent Resolution 25 on Feb. 6, 2026, a call under Article V for Congress to propose a balanced-budget amendment, after extended floor debate over the risk of a constitutional convention; the final recorded vote was 36–34 and the measure will be transmitted to the Senate.
The Idaho House passed House Concurrent Resolution 25 on Feb. 6, voting 36–34 to call on Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to propose a balanced-budget amendment.
Supporters urged the resolution as a tool to force congressional action on what they described as an unsustainable national debt. The resolution’s sponsor described HCR 25 as “a very limited and targeted call specifically to impose a balanced budget amendment,” and said the measure was intended to pressure Congress rather than to trigger a…
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