[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 48 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S1253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-116. A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
     State of Nebraska applying to the United States Congress, 
     pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution, to 
     call a convention of the states limited to proposing 
     amendments to the United States Constitution that impose 
     fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power 
     and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the 
     terms of office for its officials and for members of 
     Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

                     Legislative Resolution No. 14

       Now, Therefore, be it Resolved by the Members of the One 
     Hundred Seventh Legislature of Nebraska, Second Session:
       1. The Legislature of the State of Nebraska hereby applies 
     to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the 
     Constitution of the United States, for the calling of a 
     convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to 
     the constitution of the United States that impose fiscal 
     restraints on the federal government, limit the power and 
     jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms 
     of office for its officials and for members of Congress.
       2. The Clerk of the Legislature shall transmit copies of 
     this application to the President and Secretary of the United 
     States Senate, to the Speaker and Clerk of the United States 
     House of Representatives, to the members of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives from this state, and to the 
     presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in the 
     several states, requesting their cooperation.
       3. This application constitutes a continuing application in 
     accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United 
     States until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the 
     several states have made applications on the same subject.
       4. This application will be rescinded as of February 1, 
     2027.
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       POM-117. A resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     Rockland County, New York, urging the New York State 
     Legislature and the United States Congress to pass 
     legislation that will address the negative impact that 
     ``flushable'' wipes have on Rockland County Sewer District 
     No. 1 and other Sewer Treatment Plant Operators in New York 
     State are facing; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       POM-118. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas 
     relative to opposing legislation granting amnesty to persons 
     entering the United States in violation of the laws; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       POM-119. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas 
     relative to enactment of federal legislation; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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