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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. J. RES. 4 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide |
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| 6 | 6 | | that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be |
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| 7 | 7 | | brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three- |
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| 8 | 8 | | fifths of the Senators. |
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| 9 | 9 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 10 | 10 | | JANUARY3, 2025 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Mr. F |
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| 12 | 12 | | ITZPATRICK(for himself and Mr. GOLDENof Maine) submitted the fol- |
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| 13 | 13 | | lowing joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judi- |
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| 14 | 14 | | ciary |
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| 15 | 15 | | JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United |
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| 17 | 17 | | States to provide that debate upon legislation pending |
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| 18 | 18 | | before the Senate may not be brought to a close without |
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| 19 | 19 | | the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Senators. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 |
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| 22 | 22 | | of the United States of America in Congress assembled2 |
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| 23 | 23 | | (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-3 |
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| 24 | 24 | | lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-4 |
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| 25 | 25 | | stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 |
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| 26 | 26 | | intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | States: 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | ‘‘A |
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| 33 | 33 | | RTICLE— 3 |
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| 34 | 34 | | ‘‘The debate on any measure or motion pending be-4 |
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| 35 | 35 | | fore the Senate, excluding Presidential nominations, shall 5 |
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| 36 | 36 | | not be brought to a close except as provided under laws 6 |
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| 37 | 37 | | as in effect on January 3, 2025, unanimous consent, or 7 |
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| 38 | 38 | | the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Sen-8 |
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| 39 | 39 | | ators duly chosen and sworn.’’. 9 |
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