3.0.0 5306 2023-01-11T13:33:00Z 2023-01-11T13:33:00Z House HR 2016-05-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 81 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MESSER:H.R. 5306.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article V of the Constitution requires Congress to call aconvention for proposing amendments ``on the application ofthe legislatures of two thirds of the several states.'' Inorder to fulfill this obligation, Congress has the authorityto enact legislation to ensure accurate recordkeeping ofstate applications submitted pursuant to Article V.[Page H2962]]]> hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-05-23T16:01:05Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-05-23T16:01:00Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-05-23T16:00:50Z 2016-05-23 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2016-05-23 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2016-05-23 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-23 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 N B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2016-05-23 True S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2016-05-23 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2016-05-23 True M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2016-05-23 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2016-05-23 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2016-05-23 True R000601 Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] John Ratcliffe R TX 4 2016-05-23 True Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Constitution and constitutional amendments Government information and archives State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2016-05-23 Introduced in House 2016-09-27T17:35:56Z Article V Records Transparency Act of 2016

This bill directs the Archivist of the United States to make and transmit to Congress an organized compilation of all applications and rescissions of applications ever made by states under article V of the Constitution to call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution.

The Archivist: (1) in complying with such requirement, shall use the records contained in the National Archive and Records Administration and attempt to obtain an official copy of any application or rescission that may not be in such records; (2) submit a report on the extent of suspected missing applications or rescissions not included in the compilation; and (3) catalog the applications and rescissions by year of submission and state.

The committees on the judiciary in each chamber shall make the applications and rescissions contained in such compilation available on a publicly accessible website and update the compilation as specified.

In order to simplify and make uniform the process by which state legislatures make such an application or rescission, Congress recommends that after adoption of an application or rescission by a state legislature, the secretary of state or other state official should submit at least two copies of the measure containing the application or rescission to Congress, one copy addressed to the President of the Senate and one copy to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

]]> Article V Records Transparency Act of 2016 Display Title Article V Records Transparency Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To require the Archivist of the United States to compile all applications, and rescissions of applications, made to the Congress to call a convention, pursuant to article V of the Constitution, and certain related materials, and to transmit them to Congress, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Article V Records Transparency Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5306ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5306ih.xml 2016-05-23 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.