What happens next
You're counted. Here's what moves from here.
A constitutional amendment takes time. While the count grows, two things can move much sooner, and both reach your wallet. Here's what they are and where they stand.
How an amendment gets made
There are two ways to propose an amendment. Congress can propose it, or the states can call a convention to propose it. Either way, it only becomes part of the Constitution when 38 state legislatures ratify it.
That's why your pledge asks for your address and not just your email. It counts you where your vote lands: in Congress and in your statehouse.
A bipartisan fiscal commission
Congress has a bill to create a commission whose only job is the debt. It's called the Fiscal Commission Act.
Who's on it. Sixteen people, split evenly between the parties: twelve members of Congress and four outside experts.
What it does. It looks at spending and taxes together and writes one plan to put the debt back on a sustainable path. That includes the trust funds behind Social Security and Medicare.
Why it's different. Congress has to vote on the plan, yes or no, without picking it apart first.
Where it stands. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced it in the House in May 2025. A Senate version followed in March 2026 from John Curtis (R-UT) and Angus King (I-ME). Both are waiting in committee.
Supporters say a guaranteed vote is the only way to force Congress to act. Critics, including some retiree groups, worry that a fast-track vote could cut benefits without full debate. Both are worth knowing.
Social Security
Social Security isn't going away. But the trust fund that pays retirement benefits runs out in late 2032. After that, if Congress does nothing, checks drop to about 78 cents on the dollar. That's a 22 percent cut for everyone receiving benefits, and it happens automatically.
That's not our forecast. It's what Social Security's own trustees reported in June 2026. We're reading the calendar.
Congress can fix it. The sooner it acts, the smaller the fix has to be. A fiscal commission is one way that fix could get written.
What we'll send you
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Source checks
Bill basics: Huizenga sponsored H.R. 3289 on May 8, 2025 with 28 original cosponsors, and the Senate companion, S.4012, was introduced by Senator Curtis on March 5, 2026 with Senator Angus King (I-ME) as co-lead. The House bill was referred to the Budget and Rules Committees on May 8, 2025, and the Senate bill is in the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. GOP lawmakers lead bipartisan bill to wrangle nation’s debt +4
Who's on it: 16 members, made up of 12 members of Congress and four outside experts appointed by congressional leadership, with equal numbers from each party. retiredamericanshouse
What it does: recommendations to balance the budget by addressing spending and revenues, while improving the solvency of federal trust funds including Social Security and Medicare for at least 75 years, plus a required quick vote in Congress on the proposal without amendment. retiredamericansriponadvance
The critics line: the Alliance for Retired Americans adopted a resolution in April 2026 opposing the bill, objecting that the fast-track process would restrict lawmakers' ability to deliberate and amend proposals. retiredamericansretiredamericans
Social Security: comes from the 2026 Trustees Report figures already in the project files (OASI depleted in Q4 2032, 78 percent payable). Not re-searched.