Note: Companion documents are designated at the time of introduction. These are to be used as an aid only! Final determination of companion documents rests with the presiding officers of the house and senate.
SJR 1
Degree of Association: Similar
Author: Ogden
Last Action: 03/08/2011 H Referred to State Sovereignty, Select
Caption: Urging the Congress of the United States to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States and, in the event that Congress does not submit such an amendment on or before December 31, 2011, applying to Congress to call a convention for the specific and exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to that constitution to provide, in the absence of a national emergency and on a two-thirds vote of Congress, for a federal balanced budget and requesting that the legislatures of each of the several states that compose the United States apply to Congress to call a convention to propose such an amendment.
SJR 10
Degree of Association: Identical
Author: Shapiro
Last Action: 02/17/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.
