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 expresses Kentucky's official support for adding a balanced budget requirement to the U.S. Constitution. It calls on Congress to either propose such an amendment directly or convene a national convention of states for that specific purpose. Because it is a resolution rather than a law, it does not change any Kentucky statute but sends a formal message from the state legislature to Congress. Who it may affect: all Kentuckians, as a balanced federal budget amendment would affect how the federal government funds programs and services across the country.

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