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MS SC523

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Failed

4/1/2015

Primary Sponsor

Joey Fillingane

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V to propose a federal balanced budget amendment requiring federal outlays not exceed estimated revenues in non-emergency fiscal years.

  • Aggregates this application with previously adopted balanced budget amendment applications from 21 other states (Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas).

  • Designates this as a continuing application that supersedes all previous Mississippi applications on the same subject and will not be aggregated with applications on other matters.

  • Requires copies of the resolution be sent to the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the Senate, Speaker and Clerk of the House, Mississippi's congressional delegation, and the Archivist of the United States.

Legislative Description

Congress; urge to call a constitutional convention to propose a balanced budget amendment and further fiscal restraints.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/1/2015

Committee Referrals

Rules1/8/2015

Full Bill Text

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