Date: December 14, 2011
Subject: Balanced Budget Amendment
Description: A balanced budget amendment to the constitution which requires a two-thirds vote. The Senate vote was the only one in either house of Congress on an amendment which required a super-majority for tax increases and protected against judicial interference in how Congress would balance the budget.
Result: Joint Resolution Defeated, 47-53
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