l9n/ North Dakota

2017 Regular Session, 2017–2018

Senate Concurrent Resolution 4006

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 United States Constitution to provide states a process to collectively countermand or repeal any federal law or ruling.

Failed in the House of Representatives, 12 to 79, on March 29, 2017.

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 United States Constitution to provide states a process to collectively countermand or repeal any federal 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 Senate

5 co-sponsors

David A. Clemens, Shawn Vedaa, Chuck Damschen, Aaron McWilliams, Roscoe Streyle

Votes

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

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 Senate Jan 3 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 3Introduced and sent to Government and Veterans Affairs
  2. Jan 26Heard in Government and Veterans Affairs
  3. Feb 2Government and Veterans Affairs recommended it, 4 to 1
  4. Feb 3Adopted in the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 17 – Mar 29

  1. Feb 17Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Feb 20Read a first time and sent to Government and Veterans Affairs
  3. Mar 3Heard in Government and Veterans Affairs
  4. Mar 27Government and Veterans Affairs recommended against it, 10 to 3
  5. Mar 29Failed in the House of Representatives, 12 to 79
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 3Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs CommitteeSenate
  2. Jan 26Committee Hearing 10:15Senate
  3. Feb 2Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 1 1Senate
  4. Feb 3Second reading, adoptedSenate
  5. Feb 17Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 20Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Committee Hearing 08:30House of Representatives
  8. Mar 27Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 10 3 1House of Representatives
  9. Mar 29Second reading, failed to adopt yeas 12 nays 79House of Representatives