l9n/ North Dakota

2015 Regular Session, 2015–2016

House Concurrent Resolution 3017

A concurrent resolution making a formal application to Congress to call a countermand amendment convention for the sole purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide states a process to collectively countermand or repeal any law or ruling.

Failed in the Senate, 16 to 30, on March 24, 2015.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

A concurrent resolution making a formal application to Congress to call a countermand amendment convention for the sole purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide states a process to collectively countermand or repeal any law or ruling.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

8 co-sponsors

Chuck Damschen, Mark A. Dosch, Jim Kasper, Lisa Meier, Mike Schatz, Vicky Steiner, Kelly M. Armstrong, Oley Larsen

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 16

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 17

  1. Jan 19Introduced and sent to Government and Veterans Affairs
  2. Feb 5Heard in Government and Veterans Affairs
  3. Feb 13Government and Veterans Affairs recommended it as amended, 7 to 6
  4. Feb 16Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Feb 17Adopted in the House of Representatives, 56 to 35

In the Senate Feb 20 – Mar 24

  1. Feb 20Arrived in the Senate
  2. Feb 23Read a first time and sent to Government and Veterans Affairs
  3. Mar 19Heard in Government and Veterans Affairs
  4. Mar 23Government and Veterans Affairs recommended against it, 4 to 3
  5. Mar 24Failed in the Senate, 16 to 30
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Committee Hearing 08:00House of Representatives
  3. Feb 13Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 6 1House of Representatives
  4. Feb 16Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Second reading, adopted yeas 56 nays 35House of Representatives
  6. Feb 20Received from HouseSenate
  7. Feb 23Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs CommitteeSenate
  8. Mar 19Committee Hearing 11:15Senate
  9. Mar 23Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 4 3 0Senate
  10. Mar 24Second reading, failed to adopt yeas 16 nays 30Senate