H.J.R. 14

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JOINT RESOLUTION APPLYING FOR AN ARTICLE V
2 AMENDMENTS CONVENTION
3 2011 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Bradley M. Daw
6 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This joint resolution of the Legislature requests that the United States Congress call a
11 convention to propose a constitutional amendment providing that an increase in the
12 federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the separate states.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This resolution:
15 . applies to the United States Congress for a convention to be called to propose an
16 amendment to the United States Constitution providing that an increase in the
17 federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the separate
18 states;
19 . directs that the amendments convention must be entirely focused upon and
20 exclusively limited to that subject;
21 . intends that the application be a continuing application until at least two-thirds of
22 the legislatures of the separate states have made application for an equivalently
23 limited convention; and
24 . strongly urges the presiding officers of each house of each legislature of the separate
25 states to make application to the United States Congress as provided in this
26 resolution.
27 Special Clauses:

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30 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
31 WHEREAS, Article V of the United States Constitution provides authority for a
32 convention to be called by the United States Congress for the purpose of proposing
33 amendments to the Constitution upon application of two-thirds of the legislatures of the
34 separate states; and
35 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the state of Utah favors the proposal and ratification of
36 an amendment to the United States Constitution providing that an increase in the federal debt
37 requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the separate states:
38 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah,
39 under Article V of the United States Constitution, respectfully applies for a convention to be
40 called by the United States Congress for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United
41 States Constitution providing that an increase in the federal debt requires approval from a
42 majority of the legislatures of the separate states.
43 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the amendments convention contemplated by this
44 application must be focused entirely upon and exclusively limited to the subject matter of
45 proposing for ratification an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that
46 an increase in the federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the
47 separate states.
48 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah intends that this
49 application be a continuing application in accordance with Article V of the United States
50 Constitution until at least two-thirds of the legislatures of the separate states have made
51 application for an equivalently limited convention.
52 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah strongly urges
53 the presiding officers of each house of each legislature of the separate states to make
54 application to the United States Congress for the calling of a convention as provided in this
55 resolution.
56 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the President of
57 the United States, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the members of
58 Utah's congressional delegation, and to the presiding officers of each house of the separate state

59 legislatures.




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