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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8419 
To amend title 1, United States Code, to direct the Archivist of the United 
States to authenticate, count, and publish applications of States calling 
for a Convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the 
United States, to publish a certification when two-thirds of the States 
submit applications calling for such a Convention, and to notify Congress 
of the requirement under Article V of the Constitution to call such 
a Convention when such a certification is published, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2022 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Ms. HERRELL, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 1, United States Code, to direct the Archivist 
of the United States to authenticate, count, and publish 
applications of States calling for a Convention for pro-
posing amendments to the Constitution of the United 
States, to publish a certification when two-thirds of the 
States submit applications calling for such a Convention, 
and to notify Congress of the requirement under Article 
V of the Constitution to call such a Convention when 
such a certification is published, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DUTIES OF ARCHIVIST RELATING TO STATE AP-
PLICATIONS FOR CALLING FOR CONVEN-
TIONS OF STATES FOR PROPOSING CON-
STITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DUTIES DESCRIBED.—Title 1, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 106b the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 106c. Duties relating to State applications calling 
for Article V Conventions 
‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS BY STATES; RESCISSIONS.—The 
Archivist of the United States shall authenticate, count, 
and publish all applications of States calling for a Conven-
tion for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the 
United States pursuant to Article V of the Constitution, 
together with resolutions of States to rescind previous ap-
plications. 
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Upon the receipt by the Archivist of non-re-
scinded applications calling for a Convention for proposing 
amendments to the Constitution from two-thirds of the 
several States, as provided under Article V of the Con-
stitution, the Archivist shall— 
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‘‘(1) publish a certification that two-thirds of 
the several States have called for the Convention, to-
gether with a list of the States submitting applica-
tions calling for the Convention; and 
‘‘(2) notify Congress that it is required under 
the Constitution to call the Convention and set its 
date and place forthwith, as set forth in Article V.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
of chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 106b the 
following: 
‘‘106c. Duties relating to State applications calling for Article V Conventions.’’. 
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