Pennsylvania HR 125: A Resolution recognizing the week of May 7 through 14, 2017, as "National Music Week" in Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1009
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 125
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ROAE, BURNS, BARGER, BERNSTINE, KAUFFMAN,
M. MACKENZIE, SMITH, STAMBAUGH, SCHMITT, WALSH, RYNCAVAGE,
FINK, BONNER, CUTLER, ANDERSON AND STENDER, MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 2025
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Petitioning the Congress of the United States to call a
Convention for proposing amendments pursuant to Article V of
the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing
amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the Federal
Government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the Federal
Government and limit the terms of office for its officials
and for members of Congress.
WHEREAS, The Founders of the Constitution of Pennsylvania
empowered State legislators to be guardians of liberty against
future abuses of power by the Federal Government; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government has created a crushing
national debt through improper and imprudent spending; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government has invaded the legitimate
roles of the states through the manipulative process of Federal
mandates, most of which are unfunded to a great extent; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government has ceased to operate under a
proper interpretation of the Constitution of the United States;
and
WHEREAS, It is the solemn duty of the states to protect the
liberty of our people, especially for future generations, by
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proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States
through a Convention under Article V for the purpose of
restraining these and related abuses of power; therefore be it
RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby apply to Congress
under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the
United States, for the calling of a Convention limited to
proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States
that impose fiscal restraints on the Federal Government, limit
the power and jurisdiction of the Federal Government and limit
the terms of office for its officials and for members of
Congress; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania adopt this application expressly subject to the
following reservations, understandings and declarations:
(1) An application to Congress for an Article V
Convention confers no power on Congress other than to perform
a ministerial function to call a Convention.
(2) The ministerial duty under paragraph (1) shall be
performed by Congress only when Article V applications for
substantially the same purpose are received from two-thirds
of the legislatures of the several states.
(3) The power of Congress to call a Convention consists
solely of the authority to name a reasonable time and place
for the initial meeting of the Convention.
(4) Congress possesses no power to name delegates to the
Convention, as this power remains exclusively within the
authority of the legislatures of the several states.
(5) Congress possesses no power to set the number of
delegates to be sent by any state.
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(6) Congress possesses no power to determine any rules
for the Convention.
(7) According to the universal historical precedent of
interstate Conventions in America, states meet under
conditions of equal sovereignty, which means one state, one
vote.
(8) A Convention convened pursuant to this application
is limited to consideration of topics solely specified in
this resolution.
(9) This application is made with the express
understanding that no amendment which in any way seeks to
amend, modify or repeal any provision of the Bill of Rights
of the Constitution of the United States is authorized for
consideration.
(10) The General Assembly of the Commonwealth may
provide further instructions to its delegates.
(11) The General Assembly of the Commonwealth may recall
its delegates at any time for breach of their duties or
violation of their instructions.
(12) Under Article V, Congress may determine whether
proposed amendments shall be ratified by the legislatures of
the several states or by special state ratification
Conventions;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania recommend that Congress choose ratification by
state legislatures; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania appoint five delegates to any Convention called
pursuant to this application in accordance with the following:
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(1) That the Senate shall choose two delegates. The
House of Representatives shall choose two delegates. Each
chamber shall nominate two additional persons to serve as
alternates. The President pro tempore of the Senate and the