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<item congress="113" measure-type="hjres" measure-number="54" measure-id="id113hjres54" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-07-24" update-date="2013-09-11">
<title>Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the use of foreign law as authority in Federal courts.</title>
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<action-date>2013-07-24</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits U.S. courts, including the Supreme Court, from basing opinions or rulings on international laws, treaties, or religious laws. Makes any action of a court in violation of such prohibition null and void.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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