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PA SR118
Resolution
Status
6/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cris Dush
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AI Summary
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Pennsylvania applies to Congress for an Article V "Countermand Amendment Convention" to propose a constitutional amendment allowing state legislatures to rescind federal mandates that encroach on states' rights or citizens' personal liberties
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The proposed amendment would grant states authority to countermand actions from any branch of the federal government or its agencies
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Congress would be directed to convene the convention within 60 days of receiving the 34th state legislature's call for this specific convention
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Certified copies of the resolution would be transmitted to the U.S. Senate President, House Speaker, Pennsylvania's congressional delegation, and presiding officers of all other state legislatures
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Introduced by Senator Dush on June 3, 2025 and referred to the State Government Committee
Legislative Description
A Concurrent Resolution directing the Congress of the United States to call for an amendment convention pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States that shall be entitled the Countermand 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 its agencies that encroaches on states' rights and the personal liberties of their citizens.
Last Action
Referred to State Government
6/3/2025