Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution. (Jan 2011)
Propose a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The enrolled text for H.J.Res.55 lists "Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia" among the additional sponsors of the joint resolution, which proposes a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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Scott said he and fellow freshman Republicans believed the Balanced Budget Amendment protects the next generation and described it as something Congress should pass and send to the states.
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Austin Scott's member activity page lists H.J.Res.55, the balanced budget amendment joint resolution, in his cosponsored legislation history.
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The enrolled text for H.J.Res.55 states that Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia is among the additional sponsors of the joint resolution, which proposes a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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Austin Scott said the freshman Republican class believed the Balanced Budget Amendment protects the next generation and that Congress should pass it and send it to the states.
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Austin Scott's member activity page identifies H.J.Res.55 in his cosponsored legislation history, confirming his participation in the balanced budget amendment measure.
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Congress.gov shows H.J.Res.2 was introduced in the House on January 5, 2011, with the title "Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States," and the introductory sponsor list includes Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia.
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The House Clerk record for Roll Call 95 identifies H.J.Res.139 as proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget; the motion failed 211-207, and Scott, Austin of Georgia is recorded as voting Yea.
Assessments
The promise was to propose a balanced budget amendment, not to secure ratification or final passage. Congress.gov evidence shows H.J.Res.2 was introduced on January 5, 2011, at the start of Austin Scott's first federal House term, and the introductory sponsor list included Scott. Later cosponsorship and votes further support continued advocacy, but the same-term introduction is enough to count the promise as delivered.
The promise was to propose a balanced budget amendment, not to secure enactment or ratification. During Scott's federal House service, H.J.Res.55 in the 114th Congress formally proposed a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution and listed Austin Scott as an additional sponsor/cosponsor. Although he was not the original sponsor, cosponsoring the joint resolution is a concrete legislative act materially advancing the proposed amendment in the same term context.
Scott publicly supported a balanced budget amendment and took a formal legislative step by cosponsoring H.J.Res.55, a joint resolution proposing such an amendment. However, the evidence shows he joined as an additional sponsor rather than personally introducing or originating the amendment, so the promise is best treated as partially fulfilled rather than fully delivered.