Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.

H.J. Res. 9 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Congress to pass a law with a three-fourths majority in both the House and Senate to authorize any new federal debt, except for a specific purpose defined in that law. This would significantly raise the threshold for increasing the national debt, changing the current process that typically allows debt limits to be raised with a simple majority. The amendment would take effect ten years after ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures. It directly affects Congress, as it would require supermajority votes to approve new borrowing for any purpose.