A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION calling on the United States Congress to submit to the states for ratification a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution and making a formal application to Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call a convention for the sole purpose of proposing for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution which requires a balanced federal budget.

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The Kentucky House adopted a concurrent resolution asking the United States Congress to submit a balanced‑budget amendment to the states for ratification and to invoke Article V to convene a convention limited to proposing that amendment. It seeks to require that federal outlays not exceed estimated revenues except during a national emergency. The resolution directs the clerk to forward copies to federal leaders and to other state legislatures for cooperation.

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