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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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supporting the ratification of a proposed amendment to the |
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Constitution of the United States providing for a federal balanced |
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budget. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The Legislature of the State of Texas by this |
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resolution states its support of and intention to ratify, under |
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Article V of the United States Constitution, an amendment to the |
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Constitution of the United States to require a balanced federal |
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budget as proposed by House Joint Resolution No. ___ or Senate Joint |
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Resolution No. ___ of the 110th Congress of the United States. |
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SECTION 2. The secretary of state of this state shall: |
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(1) notify the archivist of the United States of the |
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action of the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas, Regular |
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Session, 2007, by sending the archivist a copy of this resolution; |
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and |
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(2) send copies of this resolution to the United |
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States senators from Texas, to all United States representatives |
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from Texas, to the vice president of the United States, and to the |
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speaker of the United States House of Representatives with the |
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request that it be printed in full in the Congressional Record. |