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.

This resolution asks Kentucky's state government to formally urge the U.S. Congress to pursue a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, either by passing and submitting one directly to the states or by calling a multi-state convention under Article V of the Constitution to propose one. A balanced budget amendment would require the federal government to limit its spending to what it takes in. This is a non-binding resolution expressing Kentucky's position, not a…

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