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PA SR117
Resolution
Status
6/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cris Dush
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AI Summary
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Establishes Pennsylvania's delegation to an Article V constitutional convention for proposing a "countermand amendment" allowing 60% of state legislatures to nullify and repeal federal statutes, executive orders, judicial decisions, regulatory rulings, or other mandates
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Creates a 6-member Delegate Credential Committee (3 Senate, 3 House members, including minority representation) to appoint, certify, and monitor convention delegates after 34 states apply for the convention
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Requires all delegates to take an oath and sign a pledge to follow resolution instructions; any unauthorized delegate actions are deemed "ultra vires" and void
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Mandates delegates vote only for the specific countermand amendment text provided, prohibiting support for any alternate or modified amendments at the convention
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Proposed 28th Amendment would require states to complete the countermand process within 18 months, with criminal penalties up to 5 years imprisonment for officials obstructing implementation
Legislative Description
A Concurrent Resolution establishing a delegation to represent the Commonwealth at the Amendment Convention pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States entitled the Article V Amendment Convention and limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to grant State Legislatures authority to countermand and rescind any mandate issued by any Branch of the Federal Government or their agencies that encroach on states' rights and the personal liberties of their citizens.
Last Action
Referred to State Government
6/3/2025