Loading chat...
ND SCR4006
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/17/2017
Primary Sponsor
Oley Larsen
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Urges Congress to call a constitutional amendment convention under Article V limited to proposing a "countermand amendment" that would allow states to collectively repeal federal laws or rulings
-
Asserts state legislatures have sole authority to limit the agenda and authority of delegates sent to an Article V convention, not Congress or federal courts
-
Declares this application as a continuing request that remains active until legislatures from at least two-thirds of all states submit identical or substantially similar applications
-
Requires Congress to convene the amendment convention within 60 days of receiving the same or similar application from two-thirds of the states
-
Directs the Secretary of State to distribute copies of the resolution to the President, Congress leadership, and all members of North Dakota's Congressional Delegation
Legislative Description
A concurrent resolution making a formal application to Congress to call a countermand amendment convention for the sole purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution to provide states a process to collectively countermand or repeal any federal law or ruling.
Last Action
Second reading, failed to adopt yeas 12 nays 79
3/29/2017