Support a constitutional amendment and legislation to prevent the federal government from spending more than it collects and to hold government accountable for waste, fraud, and abuse.
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann · Tennessee · Republican
Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.
Occurrences
The federal government should be prohibited from spending more money than it collects each year, and a constitutional amendment is needed in order to force Congress to live within its means. Clear and concise legislation is needed in order to hold the federal government accountable for the abuse, fraud and waste that they expect the American taxpayer to subsidize.
Calls for a balanced-budget amendment and anti-waste accountability measures.
I believe that the federal government should be prohibited from spending more money than it collects each year. I believe that a constitutional amendment is needed in order to force Congress to live within its means. Clear and concise legislation is needed in order to hold the federal government accountable for the abuse, fraud and waste that they expect the American tax payer to subsidize.
Calls for a balanced-budget rule, a constitutional amendment, and legislation to curb waste, fraud, and abuse.
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"I believe that the federal government should be prohibited from spending more money than it collects each year. I believe that a constitutional amendment is needed in order to force Congress to live within its means... Clear and concise legislation is needed in order to hold the federal government accountable for the abuse, fraud and waste..."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Campaign material states Fleischmann wanted a constitutional amendment to stop the federal government from spending more than it collects and wanted legislation to curb abuse, fraud, and waste.
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"I rise today in support of a balanced budget amendment to our Constitution... I am proud to be a cosponsor of this balanced budget amendment to our Constitution, and I urge all of my colleagues to vote in favor of House Joint Resolution 2."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fleischmann publicly supported and cosponsored a balanced budget amendment in the House, showing concrete advocacy for the promise.
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Roll Call 858 on H.J.Res. 2 (balanced budget amendment) failed; the vote total was 261 yeas to 165 nays. The roll call list shows Fleischmann voted Yea.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): He voted for the balanced budget amendment, but the measure failed in the House and did not become law or amend the Constitution.
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"Mr. Fleischmann introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget". The bill's full title says it would amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to cap federal spending at $949 billion for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fleischmann introduced concrete legislation to cap federal spending, but it was only referred to committee and did not enact the promised policy.
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The page says Fleischmann "has consistently supported and voted for budgets that balance in 10 years without raising taxes" and lists "Reducing spending, balancing the budget, and reforming mandatory programs."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): His office describes a long record of support for balanced budgets, but this is a retrospective accomplishments page rather than evidence that the constitutional amendment or anti-spending legislation was enacted.
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Full Title
To enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, H.R. 10326 targeted fraud in federal programs, but GovInfo shows only the introduced House version, not enactment.
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Roll Call 310 | Bill Number: H. R. 10326
Status: Passed
Fleischmann | Fleischmann | Republican | TN | Yea
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fleischmann voted Yea on the PROOF Act, which passed the House during the lookback window; House passage is effort, not final enactment.
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Roll Call 309 | Bill Number: H. R. 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
Status: Passed
Fleischmann | Fleischmann | Republican | TN | Yea
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fleischmann voted Yea on another anti-fraud bill that passed the House in the lookback window; no source showed it had become law by the as-of date.
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government
Status: Failed
Fleischmann | Fleischmann | Republican | TN | Yea
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fleischmann again supported a balanced-budget constitutional amendment in 2026, but the measure failed in the House.
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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Status: Failed
Fleischmann | Fleischmann | Republican | TN | Yea
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During his first House term, Fleischmann voted for the balanced budget amendment, but the House vote failed.
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Action
Mr. Fleischmann introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fleischmann introduced spending-cap legislation in the relevant first term, but GovInfo records only referral to committee, not enactment.
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Actions
Received, Read the first time, Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): After passing the House, H.R. 9576 was still at the Senate calendar stage, showing continued anti-fraud legislative effort but not enactment by the as-of date.
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September 22, 2026
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate bill text confirms the latest procedural posture and substantive purpose of H.R. 9576, an anti-fraud bill, but it had not become law.
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September 17, 2026
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): H.R. 10326 moved to the Senate and was referred to Judiciary, confirming anti-fraud progress in the lookback window but not final enactment.
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Date
September 28, 2026
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate calendar page dated the as-of day supports checking that later-term anti-fraud measures remained in Senate process rather than enacted law.
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Is there objection to the original request?
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Yes, there is, Mr. President. I object.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate objection on September 30, 2026 blocked unanimous-consent passage of H.R. 9576, a later-term anti-fraud bill, leaving that effort short of enactment by the as-of date.
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Last Action Date Listed
September 22, 2026
Actions
Received, Read the first time, Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows H.R. 9576 reached the Senate calendar but had not become enacted law, supporting only later-term effort on waste, fraud, and abuse.
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Last Action Date Listed
September 17, 2026
Action
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows the PROOF Act was referred to Senate Judiciary after House passage, not enacted, so it remains only later-term anti-fraud legislative effort.
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Other than pro forma sessions, the Senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9. There is one vote that evening at 5:30 p.m.
Pro forma sessions
The Senate will convene for pro forma sessions on the following dates and times with no business expected: Monday, October 5: 4:00pm; Tuesday, October 6: 1:30pm; Friday, October 9: 1:30pm;
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate schedule indicated no substantive business through the as-of date, supporting that pending anti-fraud bills had not advanced to enactment by October 7, 2026.
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Roll Call 858 | Bill Number: H. J. Res. 2
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Status: Failed
Fleischmann | Fleischmann | Republican | TN | Yea
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fleischmann voted for a balanced-budget constitutional amendment in his first House term, but the measure failed, so the amendment was not delivered.
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Action
Mr. Fleischmann introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget
Full Title
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to cap the level of Federal spending at $949 billion for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2021, and for other purposes.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fleischmann introduced a first-term federal spending-cap bill, but GovInfo records only referral to committee, not enactment of the promised spending restraint.
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Passed House amended June 8, 2026. ... Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 22, 2026. ... referred to the Judiciary Sept. 17, 2026.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The as-of-date calendar lists Fleischmann’s H.R. 428 as referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, H.R. 9576 on the Senate calendar, and H.R. 10326 referred to Senate Judiciary. These anti-waste and anti-fraud efforts remain short of enactment; their pending status supports unresolved rather than delivery or abandonment.
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Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill. ... the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Previously unlisted official evidence documents Fleischmann advocating for H.R. 428 and its House passage. The bill would expand employee incentives to identify waste and prevent improper payments, with agency reporting and oversight requirements. This establishes concrete later-term effort; House passage alone does not establish enactment.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.same_termA for effort
Fleischmann publicly supported and cosponsored a balanced budget amendment, voted for it, and introduced a spending-cap bill, but the amendment failed and the legislation was only referred to committee and never enacted. That is a serious attempt, not delivery of the promised policy.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.same_termA for effort
Fleischmann made concrete same-term efforts toward the promise: he cosponsored and voted for a balanced budget constitutional amendment, publicly advocated for it, and introduced spending-cap legislation. However, the balanced budget amendment failed in the House and the spending-cap bill was only referred to committee, so the promised constitutional amendment and legislation preventing deficit spending were not enacted. Evidence of later support for balanced budgets shows continued effort, not delivery of the promised outcome.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%