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Does Scott Perry fight for a Balanced Budget Amendment?

Matches stated direction. He has introduced his own balanced budget amendment in every Congress since 2013 and voted for one that failed in 2018; none of his versions left committee.

Scott Perry

A Balanced Budget Amendment

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign says he will keep fighting for a Balanced Budget Amendment.

“He’ll continue to fight for: A Balanced Budget Amendment”

What the record shows ·

He has introduced his own balanced budget amendment in every Congress since 2013, seven in all. The current one, H.J.Res. 11, would bar spending above revenue in any year unless three-fifths of each House votes otherwise. In 2018 he voted for a balanced budget amendment that got a floor vote and failed 233-184, short of two-thirds.

Limit: None of his own versions got past committee. The record shows the proposal, not whether he has worked to balance any actual budget.

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  1. Patriots for Perry, issueshttps://patriotsforperry.com/issues/

    Patriots for Perry · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; 1,060 words under twelve headings. Undated; several passages still refer to the Biden-Harris administration.

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  2. H.J.Res. 11, balanced budget amendment (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/11

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Introduced 2025-01-03 by Rep. Perry with three original cosponsors; referred to the Judiciary Committee. He introduced the same proposal in every Congress since 2013: H.J.Res. 36 (113th), 28 (114th), 18 (115th), 50 (116th), 13 (117th) and 19 (118th). None got past committee.

    official legislative record

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  3. H.J.Res. 11, as introducedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hjres11ih/html/BILLS-119hjres11ih.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 1 reads: total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of each House votes for a specific excess.

    official legislative record

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  4. House roll call 138, 2018 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.J.Res. 2, a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, 2018-04-12. Failed 233-184; two-thirds were needed. Perry (P000605) recorded Yea.

    official legislative record

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