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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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extending the deadline for the automatic rescission of certain |
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applications made by the Texas Legislature to the United States |
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Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the United |
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States Constitution for proposing any amendment to that |
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constitution. |
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WHEREAS, The 85th Legislature of the State of Texas, Regular |
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Session, 2017, enacted S.J.R. No. 38 to officially rescind, repeal, |
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revoke, cancel, void, and nullify certain applications from Texas |
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legislatures prior to the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, |
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that apply to the United States Congress for the calling of a |
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convention under Article V of the United States Constitution; and |
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WHEREAS, S.J.R. No. 38 additionally provided that any |
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application to the United States Congress for the calling of a |
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convention under Article V of the United States Constitution that |
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is submitted by the Texas Legislature during or after the Regular |
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Session of the 85th Legislature will be automatically rescinded, |
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repealed, revoked, canceled, voided, and nullified if the |
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applicable convention is not called on or before the eighth |
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anniversary of the date the last legislative vote is taken on the |
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application; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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Regular Session, 2023, hereby officially rescinds, repeals, |
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revokes, cancels, voids, and nullifies the provision of S.J.R. |
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No. 38 that provided for the automatic rescission, repeal, |
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revocation, cancellation, voiding, and nullification of any |
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application from the Texas Legislature after the eighth anniversary |
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of the date the last legislative vote was taken on the application; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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Regular Session, 2023, hereby declares that any application to the |
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United States Congress for the calling of a convention under |
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Article V of the United States Constitution that is submitted by the |
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Texas Legislature during or after the 85th Legislature of the State |
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of Texas, Regular Session, 2017, shall be automatically rescinded, |
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repealed, revoked, canceled, voided, and nullified if the |
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applicable convention is not called on or before the 16th |
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anniversary of the date the last legislative vote is taken on the |
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application; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official |
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copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to |
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the speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, to |
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the vice president of the United States in the vice president's |
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capacity as the presiding officer of the Senate of the United States |
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at the office located in the United States Capitol Building, and to |
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all members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request |
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that this resolution be officially entered in the Congressional |
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Record. |