CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H1162–H1166 [23JA]

Amendments

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (S. 1235), S3197, S3221 [4JN]

Articles and editorials

Celebrate Women’s Suffrage, but Don’t Whitewash the Movement’s Racism, H4053 [21MY]

It’s Time To Finally Pass the Equal Rights Amendment, S6589 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 3), S27 [4JA] (see S.J. Res. 5), S587 [24JA] (see S.J. Res. 18), S2270 [4AP] (see S.J. Res. 19), S2614 [2MY] (see H.J. Res. 5, 6, 11), H210 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 22), H284 [8JA] (see H.J. Res. 40), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 51), H2745 [14MR] (see H.J. Res. 55), H3217 [9AP] (see H.J. Res. 68), H5006 [20JN]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and that each agency and department’s funding is justified (see H.J. Res. 50), H2680 [12MR]

Citizenship: interpret 14th Amendment to the Constitution to disapprove birthright citizenship, pursue legislative action to end such practices, and support Presidential directives on interpreting such amendment (see H. Res. 140), H2047 [22FE]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment to recognize and secure fundamental right to life, liberty, and property, which includes housing, health care, education, and nutrition (see H.J. Res. 54), H2917 [28MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment requiring that each law enacted be limited to only one subject and that the subject be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the law (see H.J. Res. 15), H210 [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment to prohibit delegation of legislative powers (see H.J. Res. 70), H5201 [26JN]

——— constitutional amendment to provide line-item veto authority for the President, limit terms of Members of Congress, and require two-thirds vote to raise or impose new taxes or fees (see S.J. Res. 21), S2815 [14MY]

——— constitutional amendment to require legislative approval for certain regulations (see H.J. Res. 71), H5201 [26JN]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 1895), H2883 [27MR]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see S. 736), S1762 [11MR]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H2047 [22FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 1331), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 3826), H7149 [18JY]

Domestic policy: increase emergency and disaster relief response, build safer communities, strengthen Second Amendment rights, and streamline administrative reviews (see H.R. 4759), H8258 [18OC]

Education: constitutional amendment to require Federal, State, tribal, and territorial governments to jointly ensure a high-quality education to all persons in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 69), H5201 [26JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 21), H210 [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 39), H1336 [30JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 51), S5196 [30JY] (see H.J. Res. 2), H210 [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and establishment of a mandatory public financing system for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 33), H1211 [24JA]

——— constitutional amendment on permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (see H.J. Res. 73), H7150 [18JY]

——— 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. 57), H3501 [8MY]

——— constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office (see H.J. Res. 39), H1336 [30JA]

——— constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college and to provide for direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the U.S. (see S.J. Res. 16), S2088 [28MR] (see S.J. Res. 17), S2189 [2AP] (see H.J. Res. 7), H210 [3JA]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights relative to upbringing, education, and care of their children (see H.J. Res. 36), H1336 [30JA]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States (see H.J. Res. 32), H997 [22JA]

Firearms: permit law-abiding citizens in States with constitutional carry laws the same legal authority to possess a firearm as individuals in States that require a permit to carry a concealed weapon (see S. 1506), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 5301), H9255 [4DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 49), S3477 [13JN] (see H.J. Res. 65), H4695 [13JN]

Freedom of the press: uphold protections, urge President Trump to acknowledge support of the First Amendment, and call on White House spokespersons to not issue ‘‘fake news’’ and immediately retract inaccurate statements (see H. Res. 284), H2986 [2AP]

Health: constitutional amendment to declare that health care, including care to prevent and treat illness, is a right of all citizens (see H.J. Res. 17), H210 [3JA]

History: recognize importance of Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom (see S. Res. 429), S6625 [18NO] (see H. Res. 694), H8826 [13NO]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment to apportion Representatives among States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 34), H1211 [24JA] (see H.J. Res. 49), H2101 [25FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow Congress to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 19), H210 [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment to increase term of service of Members of the House of Representataives (see H.J. Res. 26), H518 [11JA]

——— constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 1), S19 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 4, 12, 14, 16, 20), H210 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 25), H463 [10JA] (see H.J. Res. 29), H602 [15JA]

——— constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation during a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress approved a concurrent budget resolution for the previous fiscal year (see H.J. Res. 10), H210 [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect (see H.J. Res. 18), H210 [3JA]

——— require a nonbinding referendum at the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office in 2020 to advise Congress whether to approve a constitutional amendment on term limits (see H.R. 198), H208 [3JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit granting of pardons to himself, any member of his family, current or former members of his administration, or paid campaign employees (see H.J. Res. 8), H210 [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment to prohibit the President from granting himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 13), H210 [3JA]

Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to require the Supreme Court be composed of nine justices (see H.J. Res. 52), H2761 [21MR]

——— constitutional amendment to require the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (see S.J. Res. 14), S1939 [25MR] (see H.J. Res. 53), H2796 [25MR]

——— express that the First Amendment was misinterpreted in Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 11), H1336 [30JA]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 47), H2047 [22FE]

Voting: constitutional amendment to extend the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (see H.J. Res. 23), H358 [9JA]

Women: authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (see S. 1705), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 473), H462 [10JA]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S2043 [27MR] (see H.J. Res. 35), H1283 [29JA]

——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H2884 [27MR]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S2515 [30AP] (see S. 2427), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 2423), H3339 [30AP]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 72), H8826 [13NO]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see S. Res. 212), S2925 [16MY] (see H. Res. 354), H3447 [3MY]

——— recognize that all men and women are created equal, honor historic and ongoing contributions of women, commit to policies that achieve political and social equality, and support equal rights amendment (see H. Res. 272), H2923 [29MR]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S680 [25JA] (see H.J. Res. 38), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8536 [28OC]

Remarks in House

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H2224 [26FE]

Citizenship: interpret 14th Amendment to the Constitution to disapprove birthright citizenship, pursue legislative action to end such practices, and support Presidential directives on interpreting such amendment, H4059 [21MY], H7831 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, H8770, H8771 [12NO]

Domestic policy: strengthen Second Amendment rights, H9281 [5DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 39), E114 [30JA]

——— constitutional amendment on permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (H.J. Res. 73), H7136 [18JY]

——— constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office (H.J. Res. 39), E114 [30JA]

——— constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college and to provide for direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the U.S. (H.J. Res. 7), E8 [3JA]

History: anniversary of repeal of prohibition, H9264 [5DE]

House of Representatives: reading of U.S. Constitution, H1162 [23JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 20), H2515 [7MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit granting of pardons to himself, any member of his family, current or former members of his administration, or paid campaign employees (H.J. Res. 8), E9 [3JA]

Second Amendment Week: observance, H9226 [4DE]

Supreme Court: express that the First Amendment was misinterpreted in Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (H. Con. Res. 11), E114 [30JA]

Virginia: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, H511 [11JA]

Women: anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage, H3998, H3999 [20MY], H4111 [22MY], H4149, H4150 [23MY], H5173 [26JN], E634 [20MY], E678 [28MY], E683 [30MY], E769 [13JN], E1028 [2AU]

——— authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (H.R. 473), E659 [23MY]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, H4022 [21MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), H8507–H8509 [28OC], E1358 [29OC]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 72), H8811 [13NO]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (H. Res. 354), H4014, H4015, H4016, H4019, H4020, H4021, H4022, H4023, H4024, H4052, H4053, H4054, H4060 [21MY], H8508 [28OC], E639, E643, E648, E649 [21MY]

——— ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, H1252 [29JA]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 3), S5646 [24SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, S107 [9JA]

——— constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college and to provide for direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the U.S. (S.J. Res. 17), S2182 [2AP]

Public debt: condition public debt ceiling increase on provisions to cut and cap Federal spending and enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, S5213 [31JY]

Women: anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage, S3181–S3185 [4JN], S3247 [5JN], S3314 [11JN], S3459 [13JN]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), S6358 [31OC], S6913 [10DE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 72), S6586 [14NO]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (S. 1235), S2597 [2MY], S3192, S3197 [4JN]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (S. Res. 212), S3172, S3173, S3188–S3197 [4JN]

——— observe anniversary of ratification 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (S. Res. 212), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [3JN]

——— ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, S3314 [11JN]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 79), S6589 [14NO]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 6), S1778 [12MR], S1839 [13MR], S3191, S3195 [4JN], S4760 [10JY], S6588, S6589 [14NO]

Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission: establish, S3194 [4JN]

Reports filed

Every Word We Utter Monument Authorization To Establish a Commemorative Work in the District of Columbia and Its Environs: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 473) (H. Rept. 116–229), H8110 [11OC]

Statements

19th Amendment to the Constitutions on Women’s Suffrage (1918) (excerpt): Jeannette Rankin, S3460 [13JN]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8536 [28OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 72, correction in enrollment of H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8811 [13NO]

H. Res. 354, observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment, H4024 [21MY]

H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8507 [28OC]

S. 1235, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, S3197 [4JN]

S. Res. 212, observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment, S2928 [16MY]

S. Res. 429, recognize importance of Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom, S6628 [18NO]

S.J. Res. 49, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. Flag, S3483 [13JN]