legislation: 93-s-1973
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| 93-s-1973 | 93 | s | 1973 | Federal Constitutional Convention Procedures Act | Law | 1973-06-11 | 1973-06-11 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hathaway, William D. [D-ME] | ME | D | H000346 | 0 | Federal Constitutional Convention Procedures Act - Asserts that States are to use the same procedure for adopting applications for Constitutional Conventions as they use for the passage of statutes, but without the necessity of approval by the Governor. Provides that the receipt of an application by Congress is to be announced on the floor of both Houses, and that copies are to be sent to each Member of Congress as they are received by the presiding officers, and that copies are to be sent to each house of every other State legislature. States that each application is to remain in effect for 7 years, unless rescinded by the State legislature. Asserts that applications may be rescinded by State legislatures except that if two-thirds of the States have submitted applications on the same subject or subjects, within 7 years, all applications remain in effect. Provides that after Congress determines the validity of the requisite number of applications, the Congress shall pass a concurrent resolution calling for a convention; and shall send copies of the resolution to each Governor and to each house of the State legislatures. States that a convention must be convened within 1 year after adoption of the concurrent resolution by Congress. Sets forth the number of delegates which each State shall be entitled to. Provides for the election of officers of the convention. States that each delegate may cast one vote. Asserts that the delegates' vote be recorded and that verbatim records be kept, published, and transmitted to the Archivist of the United States at the termination of the proceedings. Requires amendments to be proposed by the majority vote of the delegates. Asserts that the convention be limited to subjects named in the concurrent resolution; and that delegates subscribe to an oath to refrain from proposing or voting in favor of any proposed amendment not so named. States that the convention be terminated 1 year after the date of its first meeting, unless Congress extends its life. Provides that questions arising as to convention procedures shall be determined solely by Congress. Allows Congress to disapprove a proposed amendment on the ground that substantial procedural irregularities occurred at the convention or that the amendment pertains to a subject different from that described in the resolution calling the convention. Provides that the Congress may not disapprove a proposed amendment on the ground that it disagrees with the substance of the amendment. Requires Congress to transmit the proposed amendment to the Administrator of General Services for submission to the States for ratification. States that the amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the States. States that ratifications may be rescinded by the same process by which the amendment was ratified; except that a ratification may not be rescinded when there are valid ratifications by three-fourths of the States within the requisite time. Provides that when ratified, the Administrator of General Services shall issue a proclamation that the amendments is part of the Constitution. Provides that the effective date of the amendment shall be the date specified therein, or, if not specified, the date on which the last State necessary to constitute three-fourths of the States has ratified. | 2025-09-03T12:52:08Z |