Calling an Article V Convention for proposing a Fiscal Responsibility Amendment to the United States Constitution and stipulating ratification by a vote of We the People, and for other purposes.
United States119th CongressHCONRES-15House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 24, 2025
Summary
This concurrent resolution formally calls for an Article V Convention of States to propose a Fiscal Responsibility Amendment to the United States Constitution. It asserts that the constitutional requirement of applications from two-thirds of the states has been met, citing historical records of both general and specific fiscal responsibility applications. The resolution emphasizes that Congress has a constitutional duty to call this convention once the threshold is reached, referencing Alexander Hamilton's Federalist 85. The resolution includes a specific condition under which the convention would not be called: if, within 60 days, the House Clerk provides a written report detailing that fewer than 34 unrescinded state applications exist for either plenary or fiscal responsibility amendments. Furthermore, it stipulates a unique ratification process for any proposed amendments, requiring a direct vote by "We the People" in three-quarters (38) of the states through State Convention delegates. This ratification method is explicitly linked to the Supreme Court's ruling in Chiafalo v. Washington , underscoring the principle that delegates should not overturn the will of the citizens.
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