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MS SC546

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Failed

3/29/2017

Primary Sponsor

Chris McDaniel

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Applies to Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V limited to proposing amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit federal power and jurisdiction, and limit terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress.

  • Directs the House Clerk to transmit copies of the application to Congress, state delegations, and presiding officers of state legislatures, requesting their cooperation in applying for the convention.

  • Declares this application remains in effect as a continuing application until at least two-thirds of state legislatures submit applications for the same purpose.

  • Establishes that Congress has only ministerial authority to call the convention and set time/place; Congress cannot determine convention rules, delegate numbers, or delegate selection, which remain exclusively with state legislatures.

  • Restricts the convention to the specified topics only and prohibits any amendments affecting the Bill of Rights; instructs Mississippi delegates to oppose congressional term limits.

Legislative Description

United States Constitutional Convention under Article V; apply for federal debt consideration.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/29/2017

Committee Referrals

Rules1/13/2017

Full Bill Text

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