[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 101 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 101

    Calling an Article V Convention for proposing amendments to the 
 Constitution of the United States and stipulating the ratification of 
such amendments by State conventions, a vote of We the People, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2022

Mr. Arrington (for himself, Ms. Herrell, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) submitted 
    the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Calling an Article V Convention for proposing amendments to the 
 Constitution of the United States and stipulating the ratification of 
such amendments by State conventions, a vote of We the People, and for 
                            other purposes.

Whereas Article V of the Constitution of the United States states that ``The 
        Congress . . . on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of 
        the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments'' 
        to the Constitution;
Whereas congressional and State records of purported plenary applications for 
        amendments on any subject and applications for single subject Fiscal 
        Responsibility Amendments compiled by the Article V Library list 42 
        total applications over time, 39 active applications in 1979, 40 active 
        applications in 1983, and at least 34 active applications in many years 
        thereafter;
Whereas Alexander Hamilton in Federalist 85 stated that ``The Congress `shall 
        call a convention'. Nothing in this particular is left to the discretion 
        of that body'';
Whereas beginning in 1979, when Congress appears to have failed in its 
        constitutional duty to count applications and call a ``Convention for 
        proposing Amendments'', the Nation's debt has increased to more than 
        $30,000,000,000,000 from $830,000,000,000, while the value of the dollar 
        has declined by over 70 percent;
Whereas the Constitution was ratified by Convention delegates ``chosen in each 
        State by the People thereof'', and the 21st Amendment, repealing 
        Prohibition, was ratified in 1933 by a vote of the people for Yes-
        pledged delegates in 38 of 39 State Conventions; and
Whereas the Supreme Court's unanimous opinion in Chiafalo v. Washington stated: 
        ``electors . . . have no ground for reversing the vote of millions of 
        its citizens. That direction accords with the Constitution--as well as 
        with the trust of the Nation that here, We the People rule.'': Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. CALL FOR ARTICLE V CONVENTION OF STATES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Call for convention; timing.--As provided in Article V 
        of the Constitution of the United States, and except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), Congress hereby calls a Convention 
        for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United 
        States, and sets the date and place for the Convention to occur 
        during the 180-day period which begins on the date the 
        Archivist of the United States notifies Congress under section 
        106c of title 1, United States Code, that the Archivist has 
        identified plenary or issue specific applications from at least 
        two-thirds of the States calling for such a convention.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply if, prior to 
        the expiration of the 60-day period which begins on the date of 
        the adoption of this concurrent resolution--
                    (A) the Archivist of the United States submits to 
                Congress a certification that the Archivist finds that, 
                as of such date, there have never been plenary or 
                amendment-specific non-rescinded applications from at 
                least two-thirds of the States calling for a convention 
                for proposing amendments to the Constitution; and
                    (B) the Archivist includes in the certification a 
                detailed explanation of the Archivist's findings for 
                each State.
    (b) Ratification of Amendments by States.--Any proposed amendment 
at the Convention called under this section shall be ratified by a vote 
of We the People in three-quarters (38) of the States via State 
convention delegates who shall ``have no ground for reversing the vote 
of millions of [their] citizens'' (Chiafalo v. Washington).

SEC. 2. TRANSMISSION TO ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.

    A copy of this concurrent resolution shall be transmitted to the 
Administrator of General Services for submission to the legislatures of 
the several States.
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