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MS HC35
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/2/2015
Primary Sponsor
John Lamar
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AI Summary
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Requests that Congress call a constitutional convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution for the sole purpose of proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
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Specifies that the proposed amendment would require total federal outlays to not exceed estimated federal revenues in any fiscal year, except during a national emergency.
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Designates this application as a continuing request that will be aggregated with similar balanced budget applications from at least 21 other states to reach the two-thirds threshold required to call a convention.
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Supersedes all previous balanced budget convention applications made by the Mississippi Legislature.
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Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to congressional leadership, Mississippi's congressional delegation, and the U.S. Archivist.
Legislative Description
U.S. Congress; urge to hold a constitutional convention of states to impose fiscal restraints on federal government.
Last Action
Died In Committee
4/2/2015