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1998 SESSION
SJ 63 States' ability to amend United States Constitution.
Introduced by: Stephen H. Martin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
States' ability to amend the United States Constitution. Memorializes Congress to approve House Resolution 84 (105th Congress), which proposes an amendment to the Constitution to allow two-thirds of the states to propose a Constitutional amendment without convening a Constitutional Convention. If the Congress failed to disapprove such an amendment by a two-thirds vote, the amendment would return to the states for ratification. If ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures, the amendment would become part of the Constitution.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 985681700 pdf
- 03/13/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ63ER) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/21/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 985681700
- 01/21/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/13/98 Senate: Reported from Rules by voice vote
- 02/16/98 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/98 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/17/98 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: Previous question, not ordered (18-Y 22-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION R (18-Y 22-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: Agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO V (20-Y 19-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/19/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/98 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/10/98 House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/12/98 House: Agreed to by House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ63ER)