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ND HCR3015

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

3/31/2015

Primary Sponsor

Mark Dosch

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Origin

House of Representatives

64th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Applies to Congress under Article V of the Constitution to call a convention for proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution

  • Specifies that proposed amendment shall require federal appropriations not exceed estimated federal revenues for any fiscal year absent a national emergency, along with related fiscal restraints

  • Aggregates this application with other states' outstanding balanced budget amendment applications toward the two-thirds majority needed to trigger a convention, but excludes aggregation with applications on other subjects

  • Designates application as continuing until legislatures of at least two-thirds of states submit applications on the same subject

  • Directs North Dakota Secretary of State to transmit copies to Congressional leadership, all U.S. Congressional delegation members, and presiding officers of all state legislative houses

Legislative Description

A concurrent resolution making a formal application to Congress to call a convention for the sole purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires a balanced federal budget.

Last Action

Filed with Secretary Of State 01/12

3/31/2015

Committee Referrals

Government and Veterans Affairs1/16/2015

Full Bill Text

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