U.S. Constitution; application to Congress of United States to call an amendment convention. (HJ565)
Introduced By
Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill) with support from 15 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
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Description
United States Constitution; amendment.Makes application to the United States Congress to call an amendment convention for the purpose of proposing a constitutional amendment that requires a balanced federal budget. View Full Text »
Status
01/31/2013: passed committee
History
- 12/10/2012 Committee
- 12/10/2012 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102995D
- 12/10/2012 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/11/2013 Referred from Privileges and Elections
- 01/11/2013 Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/31/2013 Reported from Rules with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/31/2013 Committee substitute printed 13104867D-H1
- 02/04/2013 Taken up
- 02/04/2013 Committee substitute agreed to 13104867D-H1
- 02/04/2013 Rejected by House (46-Y 49-N)
- 02/04/2013 VOTE: REJECTED (46-Y 49-N) (see vote tally)
Comments
The problem with a constitutional convention is that it could easily get out of control and we would lose the freedoms left to us by the Constitution.
The budget will never be balanced as long as we elect people that trade costly programs for votes.
02/04: Failed in House Vote (46-Y. 49-N)
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