[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 6 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 6

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
  ensure continuity of congressional operations and the avoidance of 
  martial law in the event of mass incapacitations or death in either 
                           House of Congress.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 17, 2005

  Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) introduced the following 
joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
  ensure continuity of congressional operations and the avoidance of 
  martial law in the event of mass incapacitations or death in either 
                           House of Congress.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

                              ``Article--

    ``The Congress may by law, approved by two-thirds of both Houses, 
provide for the case of death or inability of Members of the House of 
Representatives, and the case of inability of Members of the Senate, in 
the event that one-fourth of either House are killed or incapacitated, 
declaring who shall serve until the disability is removed, or a new 
Member is elected. Any procedures established pursuant to such a law 
shall expire not later than 120 days after the death or inability of 
one-fourth of the House of Representatives or the Senate, but may be 
extended for additional 120-day periods if one-fourth of either the 
House of Representatives or the Senate remains vacant or occupied by 
members unable to serve.''.
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