[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 173 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6847-S6848]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petition or memorial was laid before the Senate and was 
referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-130. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     the State of Texas rescinding

[[Page S6848]]

     certain applications made by the Texas Legislature to the 
     United States Congress to call a national convention under 
     Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing any 
     amendment to the Constitution; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.


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  On page S6848, October 26, 2017, in the top of the first column, 
under the heading ``PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS'', the following 
appears: certain applications made by the Texas Legislature to the 
United States Congress to call a national convention under Article 
V for the United States Constitution for proposing any amendment 
to the Constitution ; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: certain 
applications made by the Texas Legislature to the United States 
Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the 
United States Constitution for proposing any amendment to the 
Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.For a complete 
version of Senate Joint Resolution No. 38, please refer to POM-131 
on page S6922 of the October 31, 2017 Record.


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                     Senate Joint Resolution No. 38

       Whereas, Over the years, the Texas Legislature has approved 
     resolutions officially applying to the Congress of the United 
     States to call a convention, under the terms of Article V of 
     the Constitution of the United States, to offer various 
     amendments to that Constitution; and
       Whereas, While no Article V amendatory convention has yet 
     taken place thus far in American history, nevertheless, there 
     is a very real possibility that one, or more than one, could 
     be triggered at some point in the future; and
       Whereas, Regardless of their age, such past applications 
     from Texas lawmakers remain alive and valid until such time 
     as they are later formally rescinded; now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
     Regular Session, 2017, hereby officially rescinds, repeals, 
     revokes, cancels, voids, and nullifies any and all, 
     applications from Texas legislators prior to the 85th 
     Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, other than the 
     application provided by H.C.R. No. 31, Acts of the 65th 
     Legislature, Regular Session, 1977, that apply to the United 
     States Congress for the calling of a convention, pursuant to 
     Article V of the United States Constitution, regardless of 
     how old such previous applications might be, and irrespective 
     of what subject matters such applications pertained to; and, 
     be it further
       Resolved, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
     Regular Session, 2017, hereby declares that any application 
     to the United States Congress for the calling of a convention 
     under Article V of the United States Constitution that is 
     submitted by the Texas Legislature during or after this 
     Regular Session shall be automatically rescinded, repealed, 
     revoked, canceled, voided, and nullified if the applicable 
     convention is not called on or before the eighth anniversary 
     of the date the last legislative vote is taken on the 
     application; and, be it further
       Resolved, That, in a manner which would furnish 
     confirmation of delivery and tracking while en route, the 
     Texas secretary of state shall transmit properly certified 
     copies of this joint resolution of rescission, pursuant to 
     the Standing Rules of the United States Senate (namely, Rule 
     VII, paragraphs 4, 5, and 6), to the vice president of the 
     United States (in his capacity as presiding officer of the 
     United States Senate and addressed to him at the office which 
     he maintains inside the United States Capitol Building); to 
     the secretary and parliamentarian of the United States 
     Senate; and to both United States senators representing 
     Texas; accompanied by a cover letter to each addressee 
     drawing attention to the fact that it is the 85th Texas 
     Legislature's courteous, yet firm, request that the substance 
     of this joint resolution be accurately summarized in the 
     United States House of Representatives' portion of the 
     Congressional Record as an official memorial to the United 
     States House of Representatives, and that this joint 
     resolution be referred to whichever committee or committees 
     of the United States House of Representatives that would have 
     appropriate jurisdiction in this matter.

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