HR 12503 · 95th Congress · Constitutional amendments
A bill to provide procedures for determining the validity of a ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1978-05-02)
Plain Language Summary
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Prohibits any proposed constitutional amendment from becoming an amendment unless, in addition to ratification by three-fourths of the States, both Houses of Congress pass a resolution declaring that such ratification was made within a reasonable time after submission to the States and fairly represents a current consensus by three-fourths of the States that the proposed amendment be a part of the Constitution.…
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Cosponsors (4)
2 Democrats2 Republicans