HCR 40 (2012): for the purpose of petitioning the Congress of the United States to adopt an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, for submission to the states, to require, with certain exceptions, that the federal budget be balanced; or, in the alternative, to call a convention for the sole and exclusive purpose of proposing a federal balanced budget amendment for submission to the states for ratification.

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MLA

“HCR 40 (2012): for the purpose of petitioning the Congress of the United States to adopt an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, for submission to the states, to require, with certain exceptions, that the federal budget be balanced; or, in the alternative, to call a convention for the sole and exclusive purpose of proposing a federal balanced budget amendment for submission to the states for ratification.” Granite Record, https://graniterecord.org/bill/2012/hcr40. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

APA

Granite Record. (n.d.). HCR 40 (2012): for the purpose of petitioning the Congress of the United States to adopt an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, for submission to the states, to require, with certain exceptions, that the federal budget be balanced; or, in the alternative, to call a convention for the sole and exclusive purpose of proposing a federal balanced budget amendment for submission to the states for ratification. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2026, from https://graniterecord.org/bill/2012/hcr40

Chicago

Granite Record. “HCR 40 (2012): for the purpose of petitioning the Congress of the United States to adopt an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, for submission to the states, to require, with certain exceptions, that the federal budget be balanced; or, in the alternative, to call a convention for the sole and exclusive purpose of proposing a federal balanced budget amendment for submission to the states for ratification.” Accessed 24 Oct. 2026. https://graniterecord.org/bill/2012/hcr40.

BibTeX

@misc{bill-2012-hcr40, title = {HCR 40 (2012): for the purpose of petitioning the Congress of the United States to adopt an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, for submission to the states, to require, with certain exceptions, that the federal budget be balanced; or, in the alternative, to call a convention for the sole and exclusive purpose of proposing a federal balanced budget amendment for submission to the states for ratification.}, howpublished = {Granite Record}, url = {https://graniterecord.org/bill/2012/hcr40}, note = {Accessed 24 Oct. 2026} }