CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Addresses

Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Equal Rights for Women: Birch Bayh, E805 [15MY]

——— Janet Kopenhaver, Federally Employed Women (organization), E805 [15MY]

——— Sarah Bear, E805 [15MY]

——— Terry O’Neill, National Organization for Women, E806 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

Day Slavery Officially Ended, H6663 [5DE]

Man Who Would Not Quit—A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight for a New Constitutional Amendment, E722 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 102), H726 [14FE] (see H.J. Res. 116), H5291 [25JY]

——— cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and replace sequester with other budget cuts (see S. 3482), S5976 [2AU]

——— provide incentive for Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.R. 4265), H1641 [27MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1570 [26MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 35), S75 [24JA]

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H3733 [18JN]

——— constitutional amendment to increase by 29 votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President who receives the largest percentage of the popular vote (see H.J. Res. 121), H6314 [23OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see S.J. Res. 42), S3729 [5JN] (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]

House of Representatives: take any legislative action necessary to verify ratification of Equal Rights Amendment once additional States ratify the amendment (see H. Res. 794), H6232 [20SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 105), H1100 [29FE]

——— constitutional amendment to limit terms and extend the length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H512 [6FE]

National Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1305 [8MR]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal office (see H.J. Res. 100), H78 [18JA]

Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), H26 [17JA]

——— prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require all laws passed to lay and collect taxes are honestly and openly labeled as taxes during the legislative process (see H.J. Res. 114), H4655 [29JN]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 39), S2001 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H470 [3FE], H712, H715 [14FE]

Constitution—U.S.: history and explanation of ‘‘separation of church and State’’, H2640 [10MY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H4788 [11JY], H5622 [1AU]

Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (H.J. Res. 106), E1448 [7AU]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems except in accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4990, H4991 [18JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns, H3959 [21JN]

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (H.J. Res. 111), H4788 [11JY]

Federal-State relations: recognize historic and continuing importance of Federalism and uphold States’ rights, H2821 [17MY]

Freedom of religion: ensure, H962–H964 [27FE]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery, H6663 [5DE]

Members of Congress: anniversary of ratification of 27th Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722 [8MY]

National objectives: call for civility in public discourse while preserving First Amendment rights of citizens, H40 [18JA]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal office (H.J. Res. 100), H128 [24JA], H7476 [31DE]

Sharon, MA: support constitutional amendment to exclude corporations from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate election expenditures, E1934 [13DE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 69), H3190 [30MY], E805 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, S3193 [16MY], S8449 [27DE]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 24), S3275 [17MY]

——— cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, S2990 [9MY], S3154 [15MY], S5053 [17JY], S7286 [30NO]

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, S7194–S7196 [29NO]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 29), S102–S106, S109 [26JA], S285 [2FE], S1442 [7MR], S3472 [23MY], S5018, S5019 [16JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, S195 [31JA], S308 [2FE]

National objectives: protect First Amendment rights of citizens, S5457 [26JY]

Shea, Michael P.: suitability to be district judge relative to drafting of amicus brief in Kelo v. New London, CT, on allowing local government seizure of private property, S7448 [5DE]

Women: anniversary of congressional passage of equal rights amendment to the Constitution, S2810 [26AP]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 39), S2003 [22MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Constitutional amendment to exclude corporations from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate election expenditures: Sharon, MA, E1934 [13DE]

Constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget: Alabama State Legislature, S8450 [27DE]

Statements

Equal Rights Amendment: Birch Bayh, S2810 [26AP]