HJRES 139 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government.
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-01-09
Latest action: — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 211 - 207 (Roll no. 95).
Sponsors
- Clyde, Andrew S. (R, GA-9) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (3)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC | SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS | $20,000 | H.J.Res.139 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | H. J. Res. 139 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE | COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE | — | H.J. Res. 139 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 10.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12420 — Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 63.
- · H12200 — Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-520.
- · 5000 — Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-520.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 211 - 207 (Roll no. 95).
- · 9000 — Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 211 - 207 (Roll no. 95).
- · H30000 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2583-2584)
- · H37220 — At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1115, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 139
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2560-2568; text: CR H2560-2561)
- · H30300 — Mr. Biggs (AZ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
Text versions
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Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Clyde, Andrew S. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H. J. Res. 139 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.J.Res.139 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.J. Res. 139 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clyde, Andrew S. (R, house GA-9) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 7 | $17,585 | $17,585 |
| 3 | saulsbury industries | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 4 | saulsbury industries, inc. | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | the law offices of blake a. poole llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | syfan logistics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 7 | csmc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | joe costa & associates, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
211 predicted yes (39%) · 258 predicted no (48%) · 74 unknown (13%)
By party: · R: 209 yes / 0 no / 68 unknown · D: 1 yes / 256 no / 6 unknown · I: 1 yes / 2 no
50 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor) — showing top 50
- Adams, Alma S. (D · house · NC-12) · voted
- Aderholt, Robert B. (R · house · AL-4) · voted
- Aguilar, Pete (D · house · CA-33) · voted
- Alford, Mark (R · house · MO-4) · voted
- Allen, Rick W. (R · house · GA-12) · voted
- Amo, Gabe (D · house · RI-1) · voted
- Amodei, Mark E. (R · house · NV-2) · voted
- Ansari, Yassamin (D · house · AZ-3) · voted
- Arrington, Jodey C. (R · house · TX-19) · voted
- Auchincloss, Jake (D · house · MA-4) · voted
- Babin, Brian (R · house · TX-36) · voted
- Bacon, Don (R · house · NE-2) · voted
- Baird, James R. (R · house · IN-4) · voted
- Balderson, Troy (R · house · OH-12) · voted
- Balint, Becca (D · house · VT) · voted
- Barr, Andy (R · house · KY-6) · voted
- Barragán, Nanette Diaz (D · house · CA-44) · voted
- Barrett, Tom (R · house · MI-7) · voted
- Baumgartner, Michael (R · house · WA-5) · voted
- Bean, Aaron (R · house · FL-4) · voted
- Beatty, Joyce (D · house · OH-3) · voted
- Begich, Nicholas J. (R · house · AK) · voted
- Bell, Wesley (D · house · MO-1) · voted
- Bentz, Cliff (R · house · OR-2) · voted
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · voted
- Bergman, Jack (R · house · MI-1) · voted
- Beyer, Donald S. (D · house · VA-8) · voted
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R · house · OK-5) · voted
- Biggs, Andy (R · house · AZ-5) · voted
- Biggs, Sheri (R · house · SC-3) · voted
- Bilirakis, Gus M. (R · house · FL-12) · voted
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · voted
- Boebert, Lauren (R · house · CO-4) · voted
- Bonamici, Suzanne (D · house · OR-1) · voted
- Bost, Mike (R · house · IL-12) · voted
- Boyle, Brendan F. (D · house · PA-2) · voted
- Brecheen, Josh (R · house · OK-2) · voted
- Bresnahan, Robert P. (R · house · PA-8) · voted
- Brown, Shontel M. (D · house · OH-11) · voted
- Brownley, Julia (D · house · CA-26) · voted
- Buchanan, Vern (R · house · FL-16) · voted
- Budzinski, Nikki (D · house · IL-13) · voted
- Burchett, Tim (R · house · TN-2) · voted
- Burlison, Eric (R · house · MO-7) · voted
- Bynum, Janelle S. (D · house · OR-5) · voted
- Calvert, Ken (R · house · CA-41) · voted
- Cammack, Kat (R · house · FL-3) · voted
- Carbajal, Salud O. (D · house · CA-24) · voted
- Carey, Mike (R · house · OH-15) · voted
- Carson, André (D · house · IN-7) · voted
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Clyde, Andrew S. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS (h.j.res.139) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (h. j. res. 139) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE (h.j. res. 139) · lobbying_bill_mention