CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 15), H90 [8JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget and grant the President of the U.S. the line-item veto (see S.J. Res. 22), S13252 [15DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 20), S10061 [1OC] (see H.J. Res. 1), H36 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 43), H4687 [22AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 7), H70 [7JA]

Capital punishment: constitutional amendment to allow the death penalty for the rape of a child (see H.J. Res. 51), H5399 [7MY]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals born in the U.S. to those with one parent that is a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or an active member of the U.S. military (see S.J. Res. 6), S652 [16JA]

Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 59), H7946 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 669), S3609 [23MR] (see H.R. 2547), H6008 [21MY]

District of Columbia: constitutional amendment to provide a voting seat in the House of Representatives (see S.J. Res. 11), S2474 [25FE]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H2925 [3MR]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H2925 [3MR]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H2925 [3MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13), H90 [8JA]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see S.J. Res. 13), S2691 [3MR] (see S.J. Res. 16), S5502 [14MY] (see H.J. Res. 42), H4250 [31MR]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 37), H2980 [4MR] (see H.J. Res. 50), H5399 [7MY]

Firearms: express that a Federal statute requiring firearm registration would unduly burden the right of the people to keep and bear arms (see H. Res. 351), H4687 [22AP]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 17), H28 [6JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 15), S5232 [6MY] (see H.J. Res. 8), H70 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 47), H5061 [30AP]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration and set criminal penalties for such actions (see S.J. Res. 2), S43 [6JA]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 4), H36 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 30), H2925 [3MR]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 11), H71 [7JA]

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H2925 [3MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the Senate and House of Representatives (see H.J. Res. 53), H5891 [20MY]

———constitutional amendment to lengthen duration of House terms (see H.J. Res. 49), H5169 [5MY]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 1), S43 [6JA] (see S.J. Res. 21), S11344 [10NO] (see H.J. Res. 14), H90 [8JA] (see H.J. Res. 63), H14877 [14DE]

———constitutional amendment to temporarily fill mass vacancies in Congress and preserve the people's right to elect their Representatives and Senators (see H.J. Res. 52), H5891 [20MY]

Money: constitutional amendment to prohibit the President from entering into any treaty or other international agreement that would adopt as legal tender in the U.S. a currency issued by a foreign entity (see H.J. Res. 41), H4026 [25MR]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 6), H70 [7JA]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see S.J. Res. 4), S212 [8JA] (see H.J. Res. 9), H71 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 36), H2925 [3MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 5), H36 [6JA]

Real estate: require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 575), H7145 [23JN]

Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 57), H7145 [23JN]

Senate: constitutional amendment on elections to fill Senate vacancies (see H.J. Res. 21), H1248 [11FE]

———constitutional amendment to require special elections to fill vacant seats (see S.J. Res. 7), S1058 [29JA]

Supreme Court: misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 13), H90 [8JA]

Taxation: constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H2925 [3MR]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 16), H90 [8JA]

———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 48), H5061 [30AP]

Territories: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents of all U.S. territories and commonwealths (see H.J. Res. 2), H36 [6JA]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H2925 [3MR]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H2925 [3MR]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H8495 [21JY]

Petitions and memorials

Texas: constitutional amendment to prohibit denial of the right to vote for failure to pay a poll tax, E2173 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E19 [6JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 43), H14984 [16DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 47), H8879 [28JY]

Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in corporations (H.J. Res. 57), H7256 [25JN]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5568 [13MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (H.J. Res. 48), E1026 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget and grant the President of the U.S. the line-item veto (S.J. Res. 22), S13299, S13300 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (S. 669), S3616 [23MR], S10889-S10891 [29OC]

District of Columbia: constitutional amendment to provide a voting seat in the House of Representatives (S.J. Res. 11), S2444, S2488 [25FE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (S.J. Res. 4), S234 [8JA]

Senate: constitutional amendment to require special elections to fill vacant seats (S.J. Res. 7), S1067-S1069 [29JA]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to positions on right to keep and bear arms, S6971-S6974 [24JN], S8735 [4AU], S8794, S8798, S8800, S8811-S8813, S8816, S8821, S8824, S8828, S8830, S8839, S8841-S8844 [5AU], S8898, S8904-S8907, S8917, S8921, S8924, S8928, S8939-S8941 [6AU]

Reports filed

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 669) (S. Rept. 111-27), S6649 [16JN]

Texts of

S. 669, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, S3617 [23MR]

S.J. Res. 4, constitutional amendment on direct popular election of the President and Vice President, S234 [8JA]

S.J. Res. 11, constitutional amendment to provide a voting seat for the District of Columbia in the House of Representatives, S2488 [25FE]