Morgan is working on legislation that would force Congress to spend no more than it receives, require the President to submit a balanced budget, and require a supermajority vote to increase the national debt limit.
Work on legislation that would force Congress to spend no more than it receives, require the President to submit a balanced budget, and require a supermajority vote to increase the national debt limit.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The campaign issue page says, under "Reining in Wasteful Spending," that Morgan is "working on legislation that would force Congress to spend no more than it receives, require the President to submit a balanced budget, and require a supermajority vote to increase the national debt limit."
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Congress.gov shows H.J.Res.139 was introduced in the House on January 9, 2026, and its text is a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget for the federal government; the bill page also records a committee markup and a report vote but no enactment.
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The bill page for H.J.Res.139 shows the House rolled call on March 18, 2026: the motion to suspend the rules and pass the balanced-budget amendment failed 211-207.
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Morgan Griffith's House vote record lists H.J.Res.139 on March 18, 2026, with Griffith voting "Yea" on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the balanced-budget amendment.
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The House Daily Digest for March 18, 2026 states that the House failed to agree to suspend the rules on H.J.Res. 139, the balanced budget amendment resolution.
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The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass H.J. Res. 139, the proposed balanced-budget amendment, by a vote of 211 yeas to 207 nays.
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Morgan Griffith's official House vote record shows a Yea vote on H.J. Res. 139 on March 18, 2026, the balanced-budget amendment measure.
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The campaign's issues page says Morgan is 'working on legislation that would force Congress to spend no more than it receives, require the President to submit a balanced budget, and require a supermajority vote to increase the national debt limit.'
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Status: Failed VOTES yea: 211 nay: 207 present: 0 not voting: 14 Griffith | Griffith | Republican | VA | Yea
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This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The amendment requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit. The amendment also requires the President to submit an annual budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts.
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H.J. Res. 139.-- Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 9, 2026. Reported Feb. 25, 2026; Rept. 119-520. House Calendar.................................................House 63 Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Mar. 18, 2026; Roll No. 95: 211-207.
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H.J. Res. 139, introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (R–AZ), would amend the U.S. Constitution to balance the budget of the federal government. This amendment would cap yearly federal expenditures at the average of the previous three years’ receipts
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On February 3, 2026, the Committee met in open session and ordered the bill, H.J. Res. 139, favorably reported by a roll call vote of 16–10, a quorum being present.
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Latest Action: House - 01/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. This bill has the status Introduced
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The amendment requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit. The amendment also requires the President to submit an annual budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts.
Assessments
The promise was to work on balanced-budget legislation, not merely to express support in general. Griffith took a concrete same-term legislative step by voting for H.J.Res. 139, a balanced-budget amendment aligned with the promise's fiscal requirements. But the measure failed in the House on March 18, 2026, and the record provided does not show that Griffith wrote, sponsored, or materially drove the legislation to passage. That supports credit for meaningful effort, but not full delivery of the promised outcome.
Griffith supported a concrete same-term legislative attempt aligned with the promise by voting yea on H.J.Res. 139, a balanced-budget amendment measure that addressed federal balanced-budget requirements and debt-limit constraints. However, the measure failed in the House on March 18, 2026, and the promised fiscal framework was not enacted or otherwise delivered. The record supports serious effort, but not fulfillment of the promised outcome.
Griffith made a concrete same-term legislative effort toward the promised balanced-budget framework by voting for H.J.Res.139, which sought to require a federal balanced budget and included related fiscal constraints. However, the measure failed in the House and did not become law or otherwise impose the promised requirements on Congress, the President, or debt-limit increases. Because there was serious legislative effort but the promised policy outcome was not delivered, the outcome is never with an effort badge.