Balancing the Federal Budget: Examining Proposals for a Balanced Budget Amendment

House Committee on the Judiciary (Constitution Subcommittee) · December 4, 2025

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Chairman Roy called the subcommittee to order, authorized the chair to recess as needed, and opened the hearing on "balancing the federal budget," framing the session around the nation's growing debt and introducing the topic of a balanced budget amendment.

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The House Judiciary Committee's Constitution Subcommittee held a full-panel hearing on proposals for a balanced budget amendment, with Republican members and several witnesses urging a constitutional fix to constrain debt and Democratic members and other witnesses warning the amendment could threaten Social Security, Medicare and automatic stabilizers. No legislative action or votes occurred; members will submit follow-up questions for the record.

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