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HCR 18, 82nd R.S.
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the United States Constitution providing for a federal balanced budget.

Last action: Signed by the Governor

Author: Brandon Creighton
Joint Author: Richard Pena Raymond | Jim Pitts | Vicki Truitt | Aaron Peña
Coauthor: Jose Aliseda | Charles "Doc" Anderson | Jimmie Aycock | Leo Berman | Dwayne Bohac | Dan Branch | Fred Brown | Angie Button | Erwin Cain | Bill Callegari | Stefani Carter | Warren Chisum | Wayne Christian | Byron Cook | Myra Crownover | Drew Darby | John Davis | Joe Driver | Rob Eissler | Gary Elkins | Allen Fletcher | Dan Flynn | John Frullo | John Garza | Larry Gonzales | Kelly Hancock | Linda Harper-Brown | Will Hartnett | Harvey Hilderbran | Chuck Hopson | Bryan Hughes | Todd Hunter | Jason Isaac | Jim Jackson | Jim Keffer | Phil King | Susan King | Tim Kleinschmidt | Lois Kolkhorst | John Kuempel | Jim Landtroop | Lyle Larson | Jodie Laubenberg | George Lavender | Ken Legler | Tryon Lewis | Jerry Madden | Dee Margo | Sid Miller | Geanie Morrison | Jim Murphy | Rob Orr | John Otto | Tan Parker | Diane Patrick | Ken Paxton | Charles Perry | Larry Phillips | Walter "Four" Price | Debbie Riddle | Allan Ritter | Charles Schwertner | Kenneth Sheets | Ralph Sheffield | Mark Shelton | Todd Smith | Wayne Smith | John Smithee | Larry Taylor | Van Taylor | Randy Weber | James White | Paul Workman | Bill Zedler | John Zerwas
Sponsor: Florence Shapiro
CoSponsor: John Carona | Kevin Eltife | Craig Estes | Chris Harris | Glenn Hegar | Robert Nichols | Dan Patrick | Jeff Wentworth | Tommy Williams | Brian Birdwell | Bob Deuell | Troy Fraser | Jane Nelson | Kel Seliger | Joan Huffman

Session Law Chapter: Acts 2011, 82nd R.S., HCR 18

Signed legislation

Bill Analyses:
Engrossed (Senate Research Center)

Subjects:
BALANCED BUDGET
Resolutions--Memorializing Congress
Resolutions--United States Constitution

House Committee: State Sovereignty, Select (Brandon Creighton, Dan Branch, Drew Darby, Trey Martinez Fischer, Sid Miller, Jim Pitts, Senfronia Thompson)
Minutes: March 9 2011
Senate Committee: State Affairs (Robert Duncan, Bob Deuell, Rodney Ellis, Troy Fraser, Joan Huffman, Mike Jackson, Eddie Lucio, Jr., Leticia Van de Putte, Tommy Williams)
Minutes: May 12 2011

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