Tim supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution that will force the big spenders in Washington to live within their means and make it harder for them to raise taxes.
Support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution.
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Tim supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution that will force the big spenders in Washington to live within their means.
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Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] is listed as a cosponsor of H.J.Res.113, Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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The bill text shows H.J.Res.113 was introduced by Mr. Arrington, for himself, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Estes, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Huizenga.
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The House Clerk's member-vote detail for Roll Call 95 records Burchett (R-TN) voting Yea on H.J.Res. 139, a proposed amendment requiring a balanced budget for the federal government; the motion failed 211-207.
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House Clerk Roll Call 95 records Rep. Tim Burchett voting Yea on H.J.Res. 139, a proposed balanced budget amendment; the motion failed 211-207.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Tim Burchett as a cosponsor of H.J.Res.113, the House balanced budget amendment resolution, with cosponsorship dated 2024-02-07.
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House Roll Call 95 records Rep. Tim Burchett voting Yea on H.J.Res.139, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget; the measure failed 211-207.
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Congress.gov identifies H.J.Res.139 as a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government, introduced January 9, 2026, and ordered reported by the Judiciary Committee on February 3, 2026.
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Burchett promised to support a Balanced Budget Amendment, not to ensure its ratification or enactment. In federal office, he materially supported that policy by cosponsoring H.J.Res.113 in the 118th Congress and voting Yea on H.J.Res.139 in 2026, both proposed balanced budget constitutional amendments. The 2026 measure failed, but the pledged action was support, so the commitment was fulfilled during the same term context.
The promise was to support a Balanced Budget Amendment, not to secure ratification of one. Burchett fulfilled that support pledge during his House service by becoming an original cosponsor of H.J.Res.113 in the 118th Congress and by voting Yea on H.J.Res.139 in 2026. Those are direct, material actions in federal office that match the promised conduct, so this is delivered in the same term.
Burchett promised to support a Balanced Budget Amendment, not necessarily secure ratification or passage. During his House term he materially supported that position by cosponsoring H.J.Res.113 and voting Yea on H.J.Res.139, a balanced budget amendment proposal. The failed vote does not defeat fulfillment because the promised action was support.
Burchett promised to support a Balanced Budget Amendment, not necessarily secure final constitutional adoption. In federal office, he materially fulfilled that support by being listed as an original cosponsor/cosponsor of H.J.Res.113 in the 118th Congress, a proposed balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Because this action occurred while he was serving in the relevant federal office, timing is same_term. The effort badge is warranted because the evidence shows formal legislative action rather than only rhetorical support.
Burchett promised to support a Balanced Budget Amendment, not necessarily to secure final constitutional adoption. The evidence shows he was an original cosponsor/cosponsor of H.J.Res.113 in the 118th Congress, a joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. That is a concrete legislative act matching the promised support during the same term.