A joint resolution to provide for the reconsideration and revision of the proposed constitution of the United States Virgin Islands to correct provisions inconsistent with the Constitution and Federal law.

Bill: 111-sjres-33
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2010-06-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Caribbean area
Constitution and constitutional amendments
State and local government operations
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-17
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress: (1) recognizes the commitment and efforts of the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands to develop a proposed constitution; and (2) urges the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands to reconvene to reconsider and revise the proposed constitution in response to the views of the executive branch of the federal government.
 
Provides that if a convention reconvenes and revises the proposed constitution the convention shall resubmit the revised proposed constitution simultaneously to the Governor of the Virgin Islands and the President.
 
Directs the President, within 60 calendar days after the date of receipt of the revised proposed constitution, to: (1) notify the convention, the Governor, and Congress of the President's comments on the revised proposed constitution; and (2) publish the comments in the Federal Register.

action_date: 2010-06-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress: (1) recognizes the commitment and efforts of the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands to develop a proposed constitution; and (2) urges the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands to reconvene to reconsider and revise the proposed constitution in response to the views of the executive branch of the federal government.
 
Provides that if a convention reconvenes and revises the proposed constitution the convention shall resubmit the revised proposed constitution simultaneously to the Governor of the Virgin Islands and the President.
 
Directs the President, within 60 calendar days after the date of receipt of the revised proposed constitution, to: (1) notify the convention, the Governor, and Congress of the President's comments on the revised proposed constitution; and (2) publish the comments in the Federal Register.

action_date: 2010-06-29
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress: (1) recognizes the commitment and efforts of the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands to develop a proposed constitution; and (2) urges the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands to reconvene to reconsider and revise the proposed constitution in response to the views of the executive branch of the federal government.
 
Provides that if a convention reconvenes and revises the proposed constitution the convention shall resubmit the revised proposed constitution simultaneously to the Governor of the Virgin Islands and the President.
 
Directs the President, within 60 calendar days after the date of receipt of the revised proposed constitution, to: (1) notify the convention, the Governor, and Congress of the President's comments on the revised proposed constitution; and (2) publish the comments in the Federal Register.

action_date: 2010-06-30
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress: (1) recognizes the commitment and efforts of the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands to develop a proposed constitution; and (2) urges the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands to reconvene to reconsider and revise the proposed constitution in response to the views of the executive branch of the federal government.
 
Provides that if a convention reconvenes and revises the proposed constitution the convention shall resubmit the revised proposed constitution simultaneously to the Governor of the Virgin Islands and the President.
 
Directs the President, within 60 calendar days after the date of receipt of the revised proposed constitution, to: (1) notify the convention, the Governor, and Congress of the President's comments on the revised proposed constitution; and (2) publish the comments in the Federal Register.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Became Public Law No: 111-194.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Became Public Law No: 111-194.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-06-29
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2010-06-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-06-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4925)
action_date: 2010-06-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4925)
action_date: 2010-06-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S.J. Res. 33.
action_date: 2010-06-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4925-4927)
action_date: 2010-06-29
text: Mrs. Christensen moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-06-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-06-17
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5138-5140; text: CR S5139-5140)
action_date: 2010-06-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5138-5140; text: CR S5139-5140)
action_date: 2010-06-17
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 111-194