immediately transmitted to the president of the United States, to the
secretary of the United States Senate, to the clerk of the United States
‘House of Representatives, to each member of the Louisiana delegation to
the United States Congress, and to the presiding officer of each house of

each state Legislature in the United States.

Mucha # O Lyle

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES

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|Congress of the United States institute procedures to propose and submit to

|| the several states an amendment to the Constitution of the United States

WHEREAS, under Article V of the Constitution of the United States,
amendments to the federal constitution may be proposed by the Congress
whenever two-thirds of both Houses deem it necessary, or on the application

of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states the Congress shall
call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing amendments

which shall be valid to all intents and purposes when ratified by three-fourths
of the several states.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Legislature of the state

of Louisiana, the House of Representatives thereof concurring, that the

requiring that the federal budget be balanced in the absence of a national

emergency.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, alternatively, this body respectfully

|petitions the Congress of the United States to call a convention for the
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.specific and exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to the constitution

lof the United States to require a balanced federal budget and to make certain
exceptions with respect thereto.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this application by the Louisiana Legislature

| constitutes a continuing application in accordance with Article V of the

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;Constitution of the United States until at least two-third of the legislatures
lof the several states have made similar applications pursuant to Article V,

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|but if Congress proposes an amendment to the constitution identical in subject

‘matter to that contained in this Resolution, then this petition for a
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|constitutional convention shall no longer be of any force or effect.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this application and request be deemed null

be limited to such specific and exclusive purpose.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Louisiana Legislature also proposes
that the legislatures of each of the several states comprising the United
|states apply to the Congress requesting the enactment of an appropriate
amendment to the federal constitution; or requiring the Congress to call a
constitutional convention for proposing such an amendment to the federal
constitution.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a duly attested copy of this Resolution be

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BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia
CHAIRMAN

F, JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., Wisconsin

LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas

STEVE CHABOT, Ohio

DARRELL E. ISSA, California

STEVE KING, lowa

TRENT FRANKS, Arizona

LOUIE GOHMERT, Texas

JIM JORDAN, Ohio

TED POE, Texas

JASON CHAFFETZ, Utah

TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania

TREY GOWDY, South Carolina

RAUL R. LABRADOR, Idaho

BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas

DOUG COLLINS, Georgia

RON DESANTIS, Florida

KEN BUCK, Colorado

JOHN RATCLIFFE, Texas

MARTHA ROBY, Alabama

MATT GAETZ, Florida

MIKE JOHNSON, Louisiana

ANDY BIGGS, Arizona

ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

Congress of the Wnited States

House of Representatives
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
2138 RayBuRN House OFFice BUILDING

WasHINGTON, DC 20515-6216
(202) 225-3951

http:/www.house.govijudiciary

April 24, 2017

The Honorable Karen Haas
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Capitol, Room H154

Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Madam Clerk,

JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan
RANKING MEMBER

JERROLD NADLER, New York
ZOE LOFGREN, California

SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas

STEVE COHEN, Tennessee

HENRY C. “HANK” JOHNSON, JR., Georgia
TED DEUTCH, Florida

LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois

KAREN BASS, California

CEDRIC L. RICHMOND, Louisiana

HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES, New York

DAVID CICILLINE, Rhode Island

ERIC SWALWELL, California

TED LIEU, California

JAMIE RASKIN, Maryland

PRAMILA JAYAPAL, Washington

BRAD SCHNEIDER, Illinois

Pursuant to section 3(c) of House Resolution 5 (1 14” Congress), I hereby designate the attached
Memorial from the State of Louisiana, received by the House of Representatives in the year 1979, as
purporting to be an application of the State legislature calling for a convention for proposing amendments
to the Constitution of the United States pursuant to Article V, and request that you make it publicly

available.

Sincerely,

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Bob Goodlatte
Chairman


Regular Session, 1979

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4

BY MESSRS. HICKEY, CASEY, WINDHORST, AND TIEMANN AND REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO,
BAGERT, BEL, BELLA, BRUNEAU, CARSON, DUPUIS, ENSMINGER, FAUCHEUX,
HUMPHRIES, JENKINS, M. LABORDE, LAPLANTE, LYNN, MORRIS, MORRISON,

O'NEAL, REILLY, RICE, RICHEY, SCHMITT, SCOGIN, SCOTT, SOUR, STRAIN,
TAUZIN AND TOCA

ORIGINATED

IN THE

SENATE

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FPL.
SECRETARY OF THE-SENATE

FORM 8-213



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Regular Session, 1979

| SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4

BY MESSRS. HICKEY, CASEY, WINDHORST, AND TIEMANN AND REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO,
BAGERT, BEL, BELLA, BRUNEAU, CARSON, DUPUIS, ENSMINGER, FAUCHEUX,
HUMPHRIES, JENKINS, M. LABORDE, LAPLANTE, LYNN, MORRIS, MORRISON,
O'NEAL, REILLY, RICE, RICHEY, SCHMITT, SCOGIN, SCOTT, SOUR, STRAIN,

TAUZIN AND TOCA

\ A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
To memorialize and apply to the Congress of the United States to take appropriate|
action, either acting by consent of two-thirds of both Houses or, upon

| the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states,
to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the federal
constitution to require, with certain exceptions, that the federal
budget be balanced.
| WHEREAS, with each passing year this Nation becomes more deeply in debt
as its expenditures grossly and repeatedly exceed available revenues, so
‘that the public debt now exceeds hundreds of billions of dollars; and
WHEREAS, the annual federal budget continually demonstrates an
unwillingness or inability of both the legislative and executive branches of
| the federal government to curtail spending to conform to available revenues;
and
| WHEREAS, unified budgets do not reflect actual spending because of the
exclusion of special outlays which are not included in the budget nor subject
lito the legal public debt limit; and
WHEREAS, knowledgeable planning, fiscal prudence, and plain good sense
lrequive that the budget reflect all federal spending and be in balance; and
WHEREAS, believing that fiscal irresponsibility at the federal level,
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with the inflation which results from this policy, is the greatest threat which
lfaces our Nation. The Louisiana Legislature firmly believes that constitutional

|restraint is necessary to bring the fiscal discipline needed to restore

financial responsibility; and